চিজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• চীজ (cij)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian چیز (čīz). Cognate with Gujarati ચીજ (cīj), Hindi चीज़ (cīz), Nepali चिज (cij), Marathi चीज (cīj), Punjabi ਚੀਜ਼ (cīz) / چِیز (cīz).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃid͡ʒ/, [ˈt͡ʃid͡ʒ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕidʑ/, [ˈtɕidʑ]

Noun

চিজ • (cij) (rare)

1. (colloquial) thing, article
2. (ironic) a shrewd or wicked or queer person or character

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cheese. Cognate with Hindi चीज (cīj), Nepali चिज (cij).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiz/, [ˈt͡ʃiz]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕiz/, [ˈtɕiːz], [ˈtɕiz]

Noun

চিজ • (cij)

1. cheese

Inflection

Inflection of চিজ
nominative	চিজ cij
objective	চিজ / চিজকে cij (semantically general or indefinite) / cijke (semantically definite)
genitive	চিজের cijer
locative	চিজে cije
	Indefinite forms
nominative	চিজ cij
objective	চিজ / চিজকে cij (semantically general or indefinite) / cijke (semantically definite)
genitive	চিজের cijer
locative	চিজে cije
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	চিজটা , চিজটি cijṭa (colloquial), cijṭi (formal)		চিজগুলা, চিজগুলো cijgula (colloquial), cijgulo (formal)
objective	চিজটা, চিজটি cijṭa (colloquial), cijṭi (formal)		চিজগুলা, চিজগুলো cijgula (colloquial), cijgulo (formal)
genitive	চিজটার, চিজটির cijṭar (colloquial), cijṭir (formal)		চিজগুলার, চিজগুলোর cijgular (colloquial), cijgulor (formal)
locative	চিজটাতে / চিজটায়, চিজটিতে cijṭate / cijṭay (colloquial), cijṭite (formal)		চিজগুলাতে / চিজগুলায়, চিজগুলোতে cijgulate / cijgulay (colloquial), cijgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চিজ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, “চীজ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “চিজ ১, চীজ ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “চিজ ২, চীজ ২” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “চিজ ১, চীজ ১” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “চিজ ২, চীজ ২” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh