শকট

Early Assamese

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit শকট (śakaṭa, “cart, carriage”), Sanskrit শক্ত (śakta).

Adjective

শকট (śokoṭo)

1. fat, potbellied
   • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Aranya Kanda

     দীৰ্ঘ তুণ্ড শকট শৰীৰ নোহে ছোট । পখা সমে উড়ে যেন মহাগিৰিগোট ॥

     dīrgho tuṇḍo śokoṭo śorīro nöhe chöṭo , pokha some uṛe jeno mohagirigöṭo .

     The beak is long, the body is fat and not small. It flies with wings like a great mountain.

Descendants

• Assamese: শকত (xokot)