Assamese

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀠 (gaḍha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate to Hindi गढ़ (gaṛh).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    গড় (gor)

    1. fort
    2. stockade
    3. fortification
    4. a support placed under something

    Declension

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    References

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    • গড়”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

    Bengali

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀠 (gaḍha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-. Cognate to Hindi गढ़ (gaṛh).

      Pronunciation

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      • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡɔɽ/, [ɡɔɽ], /ɡɔɾ/
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      • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡɔɹ/, [ɡɔɹ]

      Noun

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      গড় (goṛ)

      1. fort; fortress; moat

      Inflection

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      Inflection of গড়
      nominative গড়
      goṛ
      objective গড় / গড়কে
      goṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / goṛke (semantically definite)
      genitive গড়ের
      goṛer
      locative গড়ে
      goṛe
      Indefinite forms
      nominative গড়
      goṛ
      objective গড় / গড়কে
      goṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / goṛke (semantically definite)
      genitive গড়ের
      goṛer
      locative গড়ে
      goṛe
      Definite forms
      singular plural
      nominative গড়টা , গড়টি
      goṛṭa (colloquial), goṛṭi (formal)
      গড়গুলা, গড়গুলো
      goṛgula (colloquial), goṛgulo (formal)
      objective গড়টা, গড়টি
      goṛṭa (colloquial), goṛṭi (formal)
      গড়গুলা, গড়গুলো
      goṛgula (colloquial), goṛgulo (formal)
      genitive গড়টার, গড়টির
      goṛṭar (colloquial), goṛṭir (formal)
      গড়গুলার, গড়গুলোর
      goṛgular (colloquial), goṛgulor (formal)
      locative গড়টাতে / গড়টায়, গড়টিতে
      goṛṭate / goṛṭay (colloquial), goṛṭite (formal)
      গড়গুলাতে / গড়গুলায়, গড়গুলোতে
      goṛgulate / goṛgulay (colloquial), goṛgulote (formal)
      Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

      References

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      • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “গড়”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.