উৎসব

Assamese

Alternative forms

উৎসৱ (utxow)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit উৎসৱ (utsava). Cognate with Bengali উৎসব (utśob), Hindi उत्सव (utsav), Marathi उत्सव (utsav), Nepali उत्सव (utsav), Kannada ಉತ್ಸವ (utsava), Malayalam ഉത്സവം (utsavaṁ), Odia ଉତ୍ସବ (utsaba), Sinhalese උත්සවය (utsawaya), Tamil உற்சவம் (uṟcavam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ut.xɔ.bɔ/

Noun

উৎসব • (utxobo)

1. joy; delight
2. festival; jubilee

References

• “উৎসব”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit উৎসৱ (utsava). Cognate with Assamese উৎসৱ (utxow), Hindi उत्सव (utsav), Marathi उत्सव (utsav), Nepali उत्सव (utsav), Kannada ಉತ್ಸವ (utsava), Malayalam ഉത്സവം (utsavaṁ), Odia ଉତ୍ସବ (utsaba), Sinhalese උත්සවය (utsawaya), Tamil உற்சவம் (uṟcavam).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ut̪ʃɔb/, [ˈut̪ʃɔb]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ut̪ʃɔb/, [ˈut̪ʃɔb]

• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /ut̪ʃɔb/, [ˈut̪ʃɔb], [ˈut̪ʃɔb]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /ut̪ʃɔb/, [ˈut̪ʃɔb]

Noun

উৎসব • (utśob)

1. festival; fête; fiesta; ceremony; festivity

Inflection

Inflection of উৎসব
nominative	উৎসব utśob
objective	উৎসব / উৎসবকে utśob (semantically general or indefinite) / utśobke (semantically definite)
genitive	উৎসবের utśober
locative	উৎসবে utśobe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	উৎসব utśob
objective	উৎসব / উৎসবকে utśob (semantically general or indefinite) / utśobke (semantically definite)
genitive	উৎসবের utśober
locative	উৎসবে utśobe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	উৎসবটা , উৎসবটি utśobṭa (colloquial), utśobṭi (formal)		উৎসবগুলা, উৎসবগুলো utśobgula (colloquial), utśobgulo (formal)
objective	উৎসবটা, উৎসবটি utśobṭa (colloquial), utśobṭi (formal)		উৎসবগুলা, উৎসবগুলো utśobgula (colloquial), utśobgulo (formal)
genitive	উৎসবটার, উৎসবটির utśobṭar (colloquial), utśobṭir (formal)		উৎসবগুলার, উৎসবগুলোর utśobgular (colloquial), utśobgulor (formal)
locative	উৎসবটাতে / উৎসবটায়, উৎসবটিতে utśobṭate / utśobṭay (colloquial), utśobṭite (formal)		উৎসবগুলাতে / উৎসবগুলায়, উৎসবগুলোতে utśobgulate / utśobgulay (colloquial), utśobgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “উৎসব”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, “উৎসব, উচ্ছব (মধ্যযুগীয় বাংলা)” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh