ꠌꠃꠈ

Sylheti

Etymology

Likely from Sanskrit चक्षु (cákṣu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čákšuš (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷḱus. Compare Assamese চকু (soku), Bengali চোখ (cokh).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɔʊk/

Noun

ꠌꠃꠈ • (souk) (objective ꠌꠃꠈ or ꠌꠃꠈꠞꠦ, genitive ꠌꠃꠈꠞ, locative ꠌꠃꠈꠧ or ꠌꠈꠥꠔ, ergative ꠌꠃꠈꠦ)

  1. eye
    ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠌꠈꠥꠔ ꠛꠣꠖꠣ ꠙꠠꠍꠦ.
    Amar sokút bada foṛse.
    I've got dust in my eyes.
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