খরগোশ

Bengali

খরগোশ

Alternative forms

• খরগোস (khorgōs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خرگوش (xargōš), from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭱 (xar-gōš, “rabbit, hare”). Compare Hindustani خرگوش / ख़रगोश (xargoś), Punjabi خرگوش (xrgoś) / ਖ਼ਰਗੋਸ਼ (xargoś) and Gujarati ખરગોશ (khargoś).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰɔɾɡoʃ/, [ˈkʰɔɾɡoʃ], /kʰɔɾɡos/, [ˈkʰɔɾɡos]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰɔɹɡoʃ/, [ˈkʰɔɹɡoʃ], /kʰɔɹɡos/, [ˈkʰɔɹɡos]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /kʰɔɾɡos/, [ˈkʰɔɾɡos], [xɔɹɡos]
• Hyphenation: খ‧র‧গো‧শ

Noun

খরগোশ • (khôrgoś)

1. rabbit

   Synonym: শশক (śośok)

   আমাদের বাগানে অনেক খরগোশ থাকে।

   amader bagane ônek khôrgoś thake.

   Many rabbits live in our garden.

Inflection

Inflection of খরগোশ
nominative	খরগোশ khôrgoś
objective	খরগোশকে khôrgoś (semantically general or indefinite) / khôrgośke (semantically definite)
genitive	খরগোশের khôrgośer
	Indefinite forms
nominative	খরগোশ khôrgoś
objective	খরগোশকে khôrgoś (semantically general or indefinite) / khôrgośke (semantically definite)
genitive	খরগোশের khôrgośer
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	খরগোশটা, খরগোশটি khôrgośṭa (colloquial), khôrgośṭi (formal)		খরগোশেরা khôrgośera
objective	খরগোশটাকে, খরগোশটিকে khôrgośṭake (colloquial), khôrgośṭike (formal)		খরগোশদের(কে) khôrgośder(ke)
genitive	খরগোশটার, খরগোশটির khôrgośṭar (colloquial), khôrgośṭir (formal)		খরগোশদের khôrgośder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔrɡoʃ/

Noun

খরগোশ (khôrgoś)

1. rabbit