চাষ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Santali ᱪᱟᱥ (cas, “agriculture”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaʃ/, [ˈt͡ʃaʃ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕaʃ/, [ˈtɕaːʃ], [ˈtɕaʃ]

Noun

চাষ • (caś)

1. farming, cultivation

Inflection

Inflection of চাষ
nominative	চাষ caś
objective	চাষ / চাষকে caś (semantically general or indefinite) / caśke (semantically definite)
genitive	চাষের caśer
locative	চাষে caśe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	চাষ caś
objective	চাষ / চাষকে caś (semantically general or indefinite) / caśke (semantically definite)
genitive	চাষের caśer
locative	চাষে caśe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	চাষটা , চাষটি caśṭa (colloquial), caśṭi (formal)		চাষগুলা, চাষগুলো caśgula (colloquial), caśgulo (formal)
objective	চাষটা, চাষটি caśṭa (colloquial), caśṭi (formal)		চাষগুলা, চাষগুলো caśgula (colloquial), caśgulo (formal)
genitive	চাষটার, চাষটির caśṭar (colloquial), caśṭir (formal)		চাষগুলার, চাষগুলোর caśgular (colloquial), caśgulor (formal)
locative	চাষটাতে / চাষটায়, চাষটিতে caśṭate / caśṭay (colloquial), caśṭite (formal)		চাষগুলাতে / চাষগুলায়, চাষগুলোতে caśgulate / caśgulay (colloquial), caśgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• চাষি (caśi)