শ্বেখ

Assamese

Alternative forms

• শেখ (xekh)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ). Cognate with Bengali শেখ (śekh), Hindi शेख (śekh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛkʰ/, /sɛx/

Noun

শ্বেখ • (sekh)

1. (Islam) sheik; teacher; professor (title of professors and spiritual leaders)
2. old man, elder
3. sheik, chief, chieftain, patriarch

Proper noun

শ্বেখ • (sekh)

1. a surname from Arabic, equivalent to English Sheikh or Shaikh