খাঁচা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀜𑁆𑀘 (*khañca, “basket”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰãt͡ʃa/, [ˈkʰãt͡ʃaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰatɕa/, [ˈkʰatɕaˑ]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃa
• Hyphenation: খাঁ‧চা

Noun

খাঁচা • (khãca)

1. cage (especially those used to hold birds)

   Synonym: পিঞ্জর (pinjor)

   খাঁচায় বন্দি পাখির খুব কষ্ট লাগে।

   khãcaẏ bondi pakhir khub kośṭo lage.

   Birds captive in cages feel much pain.

   খাঁচার পাখি ছিল সোনার খাঁচাটিতে।

   khãcar pakhi chilô śonar khãcaṭite.

   The bird of cages was in the golden cage.

Inflection

Inflection of খাঁচা
nominative	খাঁচা khãca
objective	খাঁচা / খাঁচাকে khãca (semantically general or indefinite) / khãcake (semantically definite)
genitive	খাঁচার khãcar
locative	খাঁচাতে / খাঁচায় khãcate / khãcaẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	খাঁচা khãca
objective	খাঁচা / খাঁচাকে khãca (semantically general or indefinite) / khãcake (semantically definite)
genitive	খাঁচার khãcar
locative	খাঁচাতে / খাঁচায় khãcate / khãcaẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	খাঁচাটি , খাঁচাটা khãcaṭi, khãcaṭa		খাঁচাগুলি, খাঁচাগুলা, খাঁচাগুলো khãcaguli, khãcagula, khãcagulō
objective	খাঁচাটি, খাঁচাটা khãcaṭi, khãcaṭa		খাঁচাগুলি, খাঁচাগুলা, খাঁচাগুলো khãcaguli, khãcagula, khãcagulō
genitive	খাঁচাটির, খাঁচাটার khãcaṭir, khãcaṭar		খাঁচাগুলির, খাঁচাগুলার, খাঁচাগুলোর khãcagulir, khãcagular, khãcagulōr
locative	খাঁচাটিতে, খাঁচাটাতে, খাঁচাটায় khãcaṭite, khãcaṭate, khãcaṭaẏ		খাঁচাগুলিতে, খাঁচাগুলাতে, খাঁচাগুলায়, খাঁচাগুলোতে khãcagulite, khãcagulate, khãcagulaẏ, khãcagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).