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Etymology edit

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀞 (kaïṭṭha, wood apple), from Sanskrit কপিত্থ (kapittha).[1] Doublet of কপিত্থ (kopittho). Compare Odia କଇଥ (kôithô), Nepali कैँथ् (ka͠ith), Hindi कैथ (kaith), Gujarati કૌઠ (kauṭh), Punjabi ਕੈਂਥ (kainth).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

কয়েথ (koẏeth)

  1. wood apple, elephant apple (Limonia acidissima, syn. Feronia elephantum)
    Synonyms: কপিত্থ (kopittho), কপীষ্ট (kopiśṭo), মঙ্গল্য (moṅgollo)

Declension edit

Inflection of কয়েথ
nominative কয়েথ
koẏethô
objective কয়েথ / কয়েথকে
koẏetho (semantically general or indefinite) / koẏethoke (semantically definite)
genitive কয়েথের
koẏether
locative কয়েথে
koẏethe
Indefinite forms
nominative কয়েথ
koẏethô
objective কয়েথ / কয়েথকে
koẏetho (semantically general or indefinite) / koẏethoke (semantically definite)
genitive কয়েথের
koẏether
locative কয়েথে
koẏethe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative কয়েথটি, কয়েথটা
koẏethôṭi, koẏethôṭa
কয়েথগুলি, কয়েথগুলা, কয়েথগুলো
koẏethoguli, koẏethogula, koẏethogulō
objective কয়েথটি, কয়েথটা
koẏethôṭi, koẏethôṭa
কয়েথগুলি, কয়েথগুলা, কয়েথগুলো
koẏethoguli, koẏethogula, koẏethogulō
genitive কয়েথটির, কয়েথটার
koẏethoṭir, koẏethoṭar
কয়েথগুলির, কয়েথগুলার, কয়েথগুলোর
koẏethogulir, koẏethogular, koẏethogulōr
locative কয়েথটিতে, কয়েথটাতে, কয়েথটায়
koẏethoṭite, koẏethoṭate, koẏethoṭaẏ
কয়েথগুলিতে, কয়েথগুলাতে, কয়েথগুলায়, কয়েথগুলোতে
koẏethogulite, koẏethogulate, koẏethogulaẏ, koẏethogulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kapittha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 138
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “kaẏatha,%20kaẏetha”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]