চশম

চশম

Bengali

Alternative forms

• চসম (côsômô) – archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چشم‎, from Middle Persian [script needed] (AYNE), [script needed] (čšm /čašm/), from Proto-Iranian *čášma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čáćšma. Doublet of চোখ (cokhô) and চশমা (côśôma).

Noun

চশম • (côśômô) (objective চশম or চশমকে, genitive চশমের, locative চশমে or চশমেতে)

1. (anatomy) eye

   আমি উনাকে খোদচশমে দেখেছিলাম

   ami unake khod côśôme dekhechilam

   I saw him with my own eyes.

   Synonyms: চোখ (cokhô), নয়ন (nôyônô), আঁখি (ãkhi)

Derived terms

• চশমখোর (côśômôkhor)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “চশম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “চশম, চসম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh