খানকি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খাঙ্কি (khaṅki), খাংকি (khaṅki)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali খানগি (khanogi, “domestic woman, mistress”), borrowed from Classical Persian خانگی (xāna-gī, “domestic”). Cognate with Hindi ख़ानगी (xāngī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰanki/, [ˈkʰankiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰanki/, [ˈkʰankiˑ]

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• (regressive assimilation) IPA^(key): /kʰaŋki/

Noun

খানকি • (khanki) (vulgar)

1. prostitute, harlot, whore
   1. bitch

   খানকির পোলা!

   khanokir pōla!

   Son of a bitch!