ঘড়ি

See also: ঘুড়ি and ঘড়ী

Bengali

ঘড়ি (ghoṛi)

Alternative forms

• ঘড়ী (ghoṛi)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀟𑀻 (ghaḍī), from Sanskrit घटी (ghaṭī, “pot, water-clock”), the feminine form of घट (ghaṭa, “pot”). Cognate with Odia ଘଡ଼ୀ (ghôṛi). Doublet of ঘড়া (ghoṛa, “large earthen water pot”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡʱoɽi/, [ɡʱoɽiˑ], /ɡʱoɾi/, [ɡʱoɾiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡʱoɹi/, [ɡʱoɹiˑ]

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• Rhymes: -oɽi, -oɾi
• Hyphenation: ঘ‧ড়ি

Noun

ঘড়ি • (ghoṛi)

1. timepiece:
   1. (now historical) water clock
   2. (now historical) gong, bell
   3. clock
   4. watch
2. short time period
3. (obsolete) small pitcher

Inflection

Inflection of ঘড়ি
nominative	ঘড়ি ghoṛi
objective	ঘড়ি / ঘড়িকে ghoṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / ghoṛike (semantically definite)
genitive	ঘড়ির ghoṛir
locative	ঘড়িতে ghoṛite
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ঘড়ি ghoṛi
objective	ঘড়ি / ঘড়িকে ghoṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / ghoṛike (semantically definite)
genitive	ঘড়ির ghoṛir
locative	ঘড়িতে ghoṛite
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ঘড়িটা , ঘড়িটি ghoṛiṭa (colloquial), ghoṛiṭi (formal)		ঘড়িগুলা, ঘড়িগুলো ghoṛigula (colloquial), ghoṛigulo (formal)
objective	ঘড়িটা, ঘড়িটি ghoṛiṭa (colloquial), ghoṛiṭi (formal)		ঘড়িগুলা, ঘড়িগুলো ghoṛigula (colloquial), ghoṛigulo (formal)
genitive	ঘড়িটার, ঘড়িটির ghoṛiṭar (colloquial), ghoṛiṭir (formal)		ঘড়িগুলার, ঘড়িগুলোর ghoṛigular (colloquial), ghoṛigulor (formal)
locative	ঘড়িটাতে / ঘড়িটায়, ঘড়িটিতে ghoṛiṭate / ghoṛiṭay (colloquial), ghoṛiṭite (formal)		ঘড়িগুলাতে / ঘড়িগুলায়, ঘড়িগুলোতে ghoṛigulate / ghoṛigulay (colloquial), ghoṛigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Descendants

• → Atong (India): khori
• → Garo: gori
• → Santali: ᱜᱷᱩᱰᱤ (ghuḍi)