Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (*akkhi), from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hákṣi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (eye), from *h₃ekʷ-. Doublet of অক্ষি (okkhi). Cognate with Assamese আখি (akhi), Hindi आँख (ā̃kh), Odia ଆଖି (ākhi), and Nepali आँखा (ā̃khā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ãkʰi/, [ˈãkʰiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /akʰi/, [ˈakʰiˑ]

Noun

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আঁখি (ãkhi)

  1. (anatomy) eye
    Synonyms: চোখ (cōkh), নয়ন (noẏon), চশম (cośom)

Inflection

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Inflection of আঁখি
nominative আঁখি
ãkhi
objective আঁখি / আঁখিকে
ãkhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ãkhike (semantically definite)
genitive আঁখির
ãkhir
locative আঁখিতে
ãkhite
Indefinite forms
nominative আঁখি
ãkhi
objective আঁখি / আঁখিকে
ãkhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ãkhike (semantically definite)
genitive আঁখির
ãkhir
locative আঁখিতে
ãkhite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative আঁখিটা , আঁখিটি
ãkhiṭa (colloquial), ãkhiṭi (formal)
আঁখিগুলা, আঁখিগুলো
ãkhigula (colloquial), ãkhigulo (formal)
objective আঁখিটা, আঁখিটি
ãkhiṭa (colloquial), ãkhiṭi (formal)
আঁখিগুলা, আঁখিগুলো
ãkhigula (colloquial), ãkhigulo (formal)
genitive আঁখিটার, আঁখিটির
ãkhiṭar (colloquial), ãkhiṭir (formal)
আঁখিগুলার, আঁখিগুলোর
ãkhigular (colloquial), ãkhigulor (formal)
locative আঁখিটাতে / আঁখিটায়, আঁখিটিতে
ãkhiṭate / ãkhiṭay (colloquial), ãkhiṭite (formal)
আঁখিগুলাতে / আঁখিগুলায়, আঁখিগুলোতে
ãkhigulate / ãkhigulay (colloquial), ãkhigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).