গায়ক

Assamese

Noun

গায়ক • (gayok)

1. male singer

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गायक (gāyaka), a compound of गै (gai, “to sing”) + -क (-ka, agent suffix). Doublet of গাওয়া (gaōẇa, “to sing”), গান (gan, “song”), গাথা (gatha, “verse, ballad, story”), গীত (git, “song”), গীতা (gita, “Gita”) and সংগীত (śoṅgit, “music, melody”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡae̯ɔk/, [ɡae̯ɔk]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡae̯ɔk/, [ɡae̯ɔk]

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Noun

গায়ক • (gaẏôk)

1. singer