শখ্‌স

Bengali

Alternative forms

• শক্‌শ (śokś), শক্‌স (śoks), শখ্‌শ (śokhś)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شخص (šaxs), from Arabic شَخْص (šaḵṣ). Compare Hindustani شخص / शख़्स (śaxs).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃɔkʃo/, [ˈʃɔkʃoˑ], /ʃɔkʃ/, [ˈʃɔkʃ], /ʃɔkso/, [ˈʃɔksoˑ], /ʃɔks/, [ˈʃɔks]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃɔkʃo/, [ˈʃɔkʃoˑ], /ʃɔkʃ/, [ˈʃɔkʃ], /ʃɔkso/, [ˈʃɔksoˑ], /ʃɔks/, [ˈʃɔks]

Noun

শখ্‌স • (śokhs) (chiefly dialectal)

1. person

   এক শখ্‌সের দুই বেটা আছিল।

   ek śokh‌śer dui beṭa asilo

   A person had two sons.

2. ghost, spirit
3. jack of all trades, all-rounder, someone who is versatile

   রাম বাবুর মতন শখ্‌স লোক কমই আছে।

   ram babur moton śokhs lōk komoi ache.

   There are few people who are all-rounders like Mr. Ram.

Related terms

• আশখাস (aśkhaś)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “আশখাস” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh