Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /rikʰːo/, [ˈrikʰːoˑ]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹikʰːo/, [ɹikʰːoˑ]

Noun edit

ঋক্ষ (rikkho)

  1. bear
    Synonym: ভালুক (bhaluk)

Declension edit

Inflection of ঋক্ষ
nominative ঋক্ষ
rikkho
objective ঋক্ষকে
rikkhoke
genitive ঋক্ষর
rikkhor
Indefinite forms
nominative ঋক্ষ
rikkho
objective ঋক্ষকে
rikkhoke
genitive ঋক্ষর
rikkhor
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঋক্ষটা, ঋক্ষটি
rikkhoṭa (colloquial), rikkhoṭi (formal)
ঋক্ষরা
rikkhora
objective ঋক্ষটাকে, ঋক্ষটিকে
rikkhoṭake (colloquial), rikkhoṭike (formal)
ঋক্ষদের(কে)
rikkhoder(ke)
genitive ঋক্ষটার, ঋক্ষটির
rikkhoṭar (colloquial), rikkhoṭir (formal)
ঋক্ষদের
rikkhoder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References edit

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ঋক্ষ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]