ঊণ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• উণ (un)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā). Cognate with Assamese উণ (un), Odia ଉନ୍ନା (unnā), as well as Hindustani اون / ऊन (ūn), Punjabi ਉੱਨ (unna), Nepali उन् (un). Doublet of ঊর্ণা (urna) and উল (ul).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /un/, [ˈuːn], [ˈun]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /un/, [ˈuːn], [ˈun]

Noun

ঊণ • (un)

1. wool

   Synonym: মেষলোম (meslōm)

Declension

Inflection of ঊণ
nominative	ঊণ un
objective	ঊণ / ঊণকে un (semantically general or indefinite) / unke (semantically definite)
genitive	ঊণের uner
locative	ঊণে une
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ঊণ un
objective	ঊণ / ঊণকে un (semantically general or indefinite) / unke (semantically definite)
genitive	ঊণের uner
locative	ঊণে une
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ঊণটা , ঊণটি unṭa (colloquial), unṭi (formal)		ঊণগুলা, ঊণগুলো ungula (colloquial), ungulo (formal)
objective	ঊণটা, ঊণটি unṭa (colloquial), unṭi (formal)		ঊণগুলা, ঊণগুলো ungula (colloquial), ungulo (formal)
genitive	ঊণটার, ঊণটির unṭar (colloquial), unṭir (formal)		ঊণগুলার, ঊণগুলোর ungular (colloquial), ungulor (formal)
locative	ঊণটাতে / ঊণটায়, ঊণটিতে unṭate / unṭay (colloquial), unṭite (formal)		ঊণগুলাতে / ঊণগুলায়, ঊণগুলোতে ungulate / ungulay (colloquial), ungulote (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) “ঊণ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]