Bengali
Etymology
Compound of চাকর (cakor, “servant”) + -আনী (-ani, feminine suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃakɾani/, [ˈt͡ʃakɾaniˑ]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕakɹani/, [ˈtɕakɹaniˑ]
Noun
চাকরানী • (cakrani) (masculine চাকর (cakor))
- maid, maidservant
আজকাল চাকরানী খুঁজে পাওয়া খুব কঠিন।- ajokal cakrani khũje paōẇa khub koṭhin.
- Finding a maid nowadays is very difficult.