শখ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• সখ (śokh)
• সক (śok) — uncommon

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شوق (šawq), form Arabic شَوْق (šawq, “yearning”). Compare Hindustani شوق (śoq) / शौक़ (śauq).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃɔkʰ/, [ˈʃɔːk], [ˈʃɔx]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔkʰ/, [ˈʃɔːk], [ˈʃɔx]

Noun

শখ • (śokh) (objective শখ (śokh) or শখকে (śokhoke), genitive শখের (śokher), locative শখে (śokhe))

1. hobby

   হামদগুলো লেখা আমার একটি শখ।

   hamodgulō lekha amar ekṭi śokh.

   Writing hamds is a hobby of mine.

2. longing, yearning
3. pleasure

Derived terms

• শখ করা (śokh kora)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “শখ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “শখ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh