খেশী

Bengali

Etymology

From খেশ (kheś), which is from Classical Persian خویش (xʷēš, “own”) from Middle Persian NPŠE / 𐭭𐭯𐭱𐭤 (xwēš), a compound from Proto-Iranian *hwaypaθyah, with the phonetic change resulting in unattested but assumed Middle Persian *xwēbš > xwēš. The first element of the compound is akin to Old Persian [script needed] (huva), from Proto-Iranian *hwá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swá (“reflexive pronoun”), from Proto-Indo-European *swé. (compare Bengali খোদ (khōd, “self”)).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰeʃi/, [ˈkʰeʃiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰeʃi/, [ˈkʰeʃiˑ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /kʰɛʃi/, [ˈkʰɛʃiˑ], [xɛʃiˑ]

Adjective

খেশী • (kheśi) (comparative আরও খেশী, superlative সবচেয়ে খেশী)

1. own, personal

   Synonym: আপনা (apna)