উল

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from English wool, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Doublet of ঊণ (un) and ঊর্ণা (urna), via Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwŕ̥HnaH and Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā). Compare Sylheti ꠃꠟ (ul) and Odia ଉଲ (ula).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ul/, [ˈuːl], [ˈul]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ul/, [ˈuːl], [ˈul]

Noun

উল • (ul)

1. wool

Declension

Inflection of উল
nominative	উল ul
objective	উল / উলকে ul (semantically general or indefinite) / ulke (semantically definite)
genitive	উলের uler
locative	উলে ule
	Indefinite forms
nominative	উল ul
objective	উল / উলকে ul (semantically general or indefinite) / ulke (semantically definite)
genitive	উলের uler
locative	উলে ule
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	উলটা , উলটি ulṭa (colloquial), ulṭi (formal)		উলগুলা, উলগুলো ulgula (colloquial), ulgulo (formal)
objective	উলটা, উলটি ulṭa (colloquial), ulṭi (formal)		উলগুলা, উলগুলো ulgula (colloquial), ulgulo (formal)
genitive	উলটার, উলটির ulṭar (colloquial), ulṭir (formal)		উলগুলার, উলগুলোর ulgular (colloquial), ulgulor (formal)
locative	উলটাতে / উলটায়, উলটিতে ulṭate / ulṭay (colloquial), ulṭite (formal)		উলগুলাতে / উলগুলায়, উলগুলোতে ulgulate / ulgulay (colloquial), ulgulote (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) “উল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]