Assamese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese chave, from Latin clavis. Compare Sylheti ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi), Bengali চাবি (cabi), Hindi चाबी (cābī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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চাবি (sabi)

  1. key
    চাবি হেৰুৱাৰ বাবে তলাܿটো ভাঙি গৈছে।
    sabi heruar babe tolatü bhaṅi goise.
    As the key was lost, the lock had to be broken.

Declension

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Bengali

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চাবি (cabi, key)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese chave, from Latin clavis. Cognates include Sylheti ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi), Assamese চাবি (sabi), Hindi चाबी (cābī) and Marathi चावी (cāvī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃabi/, [ˈt͡ʃabiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕabi/, [ˈtɕabiˑ]
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  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /t̪sabi/, [ˈt̪sabiˑ], [ˈsabiˑ]
  • Rhymes: -abi
  • Hyphenation: চা‧বি

Noun

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চাবি (cabi)

  1. key
    এই দরজা চাবি ছাড়া খোলা যায় না।
    ei dôrja cabi chaṛa khola jaẏ na.
    This door can't be opened without a key.

Inflection

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Inflection of চাবি
nominative চাবি
cabi
objective চাবি / চাবিকে
cabi (semantically general or indefinite) / cabike (semantically definite)
genitive চাবির
cabir
locative চাবিতে
cabite
Indefinite forms
nominative চাবি
cabi
objective চাবি / চাবিকে
cabi (semantically general or indefinite) / cabike (semantically definite)
genitive চাবির
cabir
locative চাবিতে
cabite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative চাবিটা , চাবিটি
cabiṭa (colloquial), cabiṭi (formal)
চাবিগুলা, চাবিগুলো
cabigula (colloquial), cabigulo (formal)
objective চাবিটা, চাবিটি
cabiṭa (colloquial), cabiṭi (formal)
চাবিগুলা, চাবিগুলো
cabigula (colloquial), cabigulo (formal)
genitive চাবিটার, চাবিটির
cabiṭar (colloquial), cabiṭir (formal)
চাবিগুলার, চাবিগুলোর
cabigular (colloquial), cabigulor (formal)
locative চাবিটাতে / চাবিটায়, চাবিটিতে
cabiṭate / cabiṭay (colloquial), cabiṭite (formal)
চাবিগুলাতে / চাবিগুলায়, চাবিগুলোতে
cabigulate / cabigulay (colloquial), cabigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).