ꠌꠃꠇ

Sylheti

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔʊk/

Noun

ꠌꠃꠇ • (souk) (objective ꠌꠃꠇ or ꠌꠃꠇꠞꠦ, genitive ꠌꠃꠇꠞ, locative ꠌꠃꠇꠧ or ꠌꠇꠥꠔ, ergative ꠌꠃꠇꠦ)

  1. eye
    ꠝꠞ ꠌꠃꠇ ꠘꠤꠟꠣ.
    Mor souk nila.
    I have blue eyes / My eyes are blue.
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