চক্কর

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali চক্কর (cokkor), from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Compare Hindi चक्कर (cakkar), Punjabi ਚੱਕਰ (cakkar). Doublet of চাকা (caka), চক্র (cokro), and চরকা (corka).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔkːoɾ/, [ˈt͡ʃɔkːoɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕɔkːoɹ/, [ˈtɕɔkːoɹ]

Noun

চক্কর • (cokkor)

1. circle; wheel
2. rotation; revolution
3. looped or circled tour
4. (figurative) dizziness, giddiness

Derived terms

• চক্কর দেওয়া (cokkor deōẇa)
• চক্কর মারা (cokkor mara)