Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀸𑀟 (ghāḍa), from Sanskrit घाट (ghāṭa).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡʱaɽ/, [ɡʱaɽ], /ɡʱaɾ/
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡʱaɹ/, [ɡʱaɹ]
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Noun edit

ঘাড় (ghaṛ)

  1. neck[2]
    Synonyms: গলদেশ (goldeś), গলা (gola), গ্রীবা (griba), গর্দান (gordan), কণ্ঠ (konṭho)
  2. nape[1]
    ঘাড়ের শিরghaṛer śirtendon of nape[1]

Inflection edit

Inflection of ঘাড়
nominative ঘাড়
ghaṛ
objective ঘাড় / ঘাড়কে
ghaṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / ghaṛke (semantically definite)
genitive ঘাড়ের
ghaṛer
locative ঘাড়ে
ghaṛe
Indefinite forms
nominative ঘাড়
ghaṛ
objective ঘাড় / ঘাড়কে
ghaṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / ghaṛke (semantically definite)
genitive ঘাড়ের
ghaṛer
locative ঘাড়ে
ghaṛe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঘাড়টা , ঘাড়টি
ghaṛṭa (colloquial), ghaṛṭi (formal)
ঘাড়গুলা, ঘাড়গুলো
ghaṛgula (colloquial), ghaṛgulo (formal)
objective ঘাড়টা, ঘাড়টি
ghaṛṭa (colloquial), ghaṛṭi (formal)
ঘাড়গুলা, ঘাড়গুলো
ghaṛgula (colloquial), ghaṛgulo (formal)
genitive ঘাড়টার, ঘাড়টির
ghaṛṭar (colloquial), ghaṛṭir (formal)
ঘাড়গুলার, ঘাড়গুলোর
ghaṛgular (colloquial), ghaṛgulor (formal)
locative ঘাড়টাতে / ঘাড়টায়, ঘাড়টিতে
ghaṛṭate / ghaṛṭay (colloquial), ghaṛṭite (formal)
ঘাড়গুলাতে / ঘাড়গুলায়, ঘাড়গুলোতে
ghaṛgulate / ghaṛgulay (colloquial), ghaṛgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “ঘাড়; ঘাড়েৰ্‌শিৰ”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1017
  2. ^ Carey, William (1828) “Neck, s.”, in A Dictionary of the Bengalee Language[2], volume II, Serampore, page 261