উপাসক

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit উপাসক (upāsaka). Compare Assamese উপাসক (upaxok), Odia ଉପାସକ (upasôkô), Hindustani بجائے / उपासक (upāsak), Nepali उपासक (upāsak).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /upaʃɔk/, [ˈupaʃɔk]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /upaʃɔk/, [ˈupaʃɔk]

Noun

উপাসক • (upaśok)

1. worshipper

Declension

Inflection of উপাসক
nominative	উপাসক upaśok
objective	উপাসককে upaśok (semantically general or indefinite) / upaśokke (semantically definite)
genitive	উপাসকের upaśoker
	Indefinite forms
nominative	উপাসক upaśok
objective	উপাসককে upaśok (semantically general or indefinite) / upaśokke (semantically definite)
genitive	উপাসকের upaśoker
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	উপাসকটা, উপাসকটি upaśokṭa (colloquial), upaśokṭi (formal)		উপাসকেরা upaśokera
objective	উপাসকটাকে, উপাসকটিকে upaśokṭake (colloquial), upaśokṭike (formal)		উপাসকদের(কে) upaśokder(ke)
genitive	উপাসকটার, উপাসকটির upaśokṭar (colloquial), upaśokṭir (formal)		উপাসকদের upaśokder
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) “উপাসক”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, উপাসক, Government of Bangladesh