খুশকি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খুস্কি (khuski), খুসকি (khuśoki), খুশ্কি (khuśki), খুষ্কি (khuśki)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خشکی (xuški, “dry thing”), from خشک (xušk, “dry”). Doublet of শুষ্ক (śuśko), শুখা (śukha), শুষা (śuśa), শোষণ (śōśon), and শুঁটকি (śũṭki).

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

খুশকি • (khuśoki)

1. dandruff, scurf

   Synonym: মরামাস (moramaś)