জখম

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زخم (zaxm), from Middle Persian [script needed] (z’hm /⁠zaxm⁠/). Cognate with Hindustani زخم / ज़ख़्म (zaxm).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒɔkʰom/, [ˈdʒɔkʰom]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔkʰom/, [ˈdʑɔkʰom]

Adjective

জখম • (jokhom) (comparative আরও জখম, superlative সবচেয়ে জখম)

1. injured

   জখম মনের কি করি হায়?

   jokhom moner ki kori haẏ?

   What do I do with this injured mind?

   - Muhammad Shahidullah

Noun

জখম • (jokhom) (objective জখম (jokhom) or জখমকে (jokhmoke), genitive জখমের (jokhmer), locative জখমে (jokhme))

1. wound, sore, ulcer
2. injury, damage

   দশ পনেরো হাজার টাকা সরবরাহ করিতে হইবে তাতে কিছুমাত্র জখম নাই

   doś ponerō hajar ṭaka śorboraho korite hoibe tate kichumatro jokhom nai

   Ten to fifteen thousand rupees need to be issued, with that there will not be much damage

   - Peary Chand Mitra

Derived terms

• জখমী (jokhmi)
• জখম করা (jokhom kora)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “জখম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “জখম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh