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