সখী

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सखी (sakhī). Doublet of সই (śoi).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃokʰi/, [ˈʃokʰiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃokʰi/, [ˈʃokʰiˑ]

Noun

সখী • (śokhi) (masculine সখা (śokha)) (chiefly literary)

  1. female friend, companion
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