উপাধ্যায়

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.padʱ.jaj/

Noun

উপাধ্যায় • (upadhyay)

1. a literary teacher

Declension

Declension of উপাধ্যায়
nominative	উপাধ্যায় / উপাধ্যায়ে upadhyay / upadhyaye
genitive	উপাধ্যায়ৰ upadhyayor
nominative	উপাধ্যায় / উপাধ্যায়ে upadhyay / upadhyaye
accusative	উপাধ্যায় / উপাধ্যায়ক upadhyay / upadhyayok
dative	উপাধ্যায়লৈ upadhyayoloi
terminative	উপাধ্যায়লৈকে upadhyayoloike
instrumental	উপাধ্যায়ে / উপাধ্যায়েৰে upadhyaye / upadhyayere
genitive	উপাধ্যায়ৰ upadhyayor
locative	উপাধ্যায়ত upadhyayot
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

References

• “উপাধ্যায়”, 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

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /upad̪ʱːae̯/, [ˈupad̪ʱːae̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /upad̪ʱːae̯/, [ˈupad̪ʱːae̯]

Noun

উপাধ্যায় • (upaddhaẏ)

1. surname or title of an upcountry Brahmin.
2. a professor or reader
3. teacher
4. an instructor

Inflection

Inflection of উপাধ্যায়
nominative	উপাধ্যায় upaddhaẏ
objective	উপাধ্যায়কে upaddhaẏke
genitive	উপাধ্যায়র upaddhaẏr
	Indefinite forms
nominative	উপাধ্যায় upaddhaẏ
objective	উপাধ্যায়কে upaddhaẏke
genitive	উপাধ্যায়র upaddhaẏr
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	উপাধ্যায়টা, উপাধ্যায়টি upaddhaẏṭa (colloquial), upaddhaẏṭi (formal)		উপাধ্যায়রা upaddhaẏra
objective	উপাধ্যায়টাকে, উপাধ্যায়টিকে upaddhaẏṭake (colloquial), upaddhaẏṭike (formal)		উপাধ্যায়দের(কে) upaddhaẏder(ke)
genitive	উপাধ্যায়টার, উপাধ্যায়টির upaddhaẏṭar (colloquial), upaddhaẏṭir (formal)		উপাধ্যায়দের upaddhaẏder
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) “উপাধ্যায়”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]