সখী

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सखी (sakhī). Doublet of সই (śoi).

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

সখী • (śokhi) (masculine সখা (śokha)) (chiefly literary)

1. female friend, companion