চোখ

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See also: চাখা

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চোখ

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali চউখ (coukh), from Old Bengali চখু (cakhu), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (cakkhu), from Sanskrit চক্ষু (cakṣu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čákšuš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷḱus (eye).

Cognate with Assamese চকু (soku), Kamta চখু (sokhu), Rohingya 𐴏𐴟𐴑 (suk), Sylheti ꠌꠃꠈ (soukó), Braj चाख (cākh), Gujarati ચાખ (cākh), Telugu చక్షువు (cakṣuvu), Thai จักษุ (jàk-sù), Lao ຈັກສຸ (chak su).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃokʰ/, ,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕokʰ/, ,
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Noun

চোখ (cōkh)

  1. (anatomy) eye
    আমার চোখ বাদামি.amar cōkh badami.I have brown eyes (literally, “My eyes are brown.”)

Inflection

Inflection of চোখ
nominative চোখ
cōkh
objective চোখ / চোখকে
cōkh (semantically general or indefinite) / cōkhke (semantically definite)
genitive চোখের
cōkher
locative চোখে
cōkhe
Indefinite forms
nominative চোখ
cōkh
objective চোখ / চোখকে
cōkh (semantically general or indefinite) / cōkhke (semantically definite)
genitive চোখের
cōkher
locative চোখে
cōkhe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative চোখটা , চোখটি
cōkhṭa (colloquial), cōkhṭi (formal)
চোখগুলা, চোখগুলো
cōkhgula (colloquial), cōkhgulo (formal)
objective চোখটা, চোখটি
cōkhṭa (colloquial), cōkhṭi (formal)
চোখগুলা, চোখগুলো
cōkhgula (colloquial), cōkhgulo (formal)
genitive চোখটার, চোখটির
cōkhṭar (colloquial), cōkhṭir (formal)
চোখগুলার, চোখগুলোর
cōkhgular (colloquial), cōkhgulor (formal)
locative চোখটাতে / চোখটায়, চোখটিতে
cōkhṭate / cōkhṭay (colloquial), cōkhṭite (formal)
চোখগুলাতে / চোখগুলায়, চোখগুলোতে
cōkhgulate / cōkhgulay (colloquial), cōkhgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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