শখ

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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