Kajol
काजोलkohl, kajal
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Pakhi
पाखी
bird
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Pakhi means ‘bird’ in Bengali. Wiktionary traces the word through Prakrit to Sanskrit pakṣin, ‘winged’, and quotes its use in Bengali poetry. The dictionary documents the everyday word rather than a separate given-name entry. Its use as a name therefore draws directly on familiar bird imagery, with the Sanskrit connection belonging to the word's history. The related vocabulary includes words for a wing as well as for a bird.
Source: Wiktionary, পাখি. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
পাখি is approximately paa-khi in Bengali; पाखी is a Devanagari rendering. The kh is a k released with breath. Pakhee is another Roman spelling, but the long final vowel it suggests should not be assumed to describe the Bengali pronunciation. Native-script and Roman forms mark sounds differently.
Also spelled Pakhee.