ভিখ

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (bhikkhā), from Sanskrit भिक्षा (bhikṣā́). Cognate with Gujarati ભીખ (bhīkh), Hindi भीख (bhīkh), भीक (bhīk), Urdu بِھیک (bhīk), Sindhi بِيکَ / बीख, Punjabi ਭਿੱਖ / بھِکّھ (bhikkh), Marathi भीक (bhīk), Nepali भिख (bhikh), Maithili भीख (bhīkh) / 𑒦𑒲𑒐 (bhīkha), Odia ଭିକ (bhika), ଭିଖ (bhikha), Sinhalese බික් (bik).

Noun

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ভিখ (bhikh)

  1. alms, begging, mendicancy
    • 1980, Imadādula Haka Milana, Nirannera kāla[1], Dhaka: Book Society, →OCLC, page 111:
      বুলবুলি ভিখ মাগতে যেতে পারে না।
      bulbuli bhikh magotoe jete pare na.
      Bulbuli cannot go begging for alms.

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