Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चिह्न (cihna). Doublet of চেনা (cena).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃinho/, [ˈt͡ʃinhoˑ], /t͡ʃinːo/, [ˈt͡ʃinːoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕinho/, [ˈtɕinhoˑ], /tɕinːo/, [ˈtɕinːoˑ]

Noun

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চিহ্ন (cihno)

  1. sign, symbol, mark

Inflection

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Inflection of চিহ্ন
nominative চিহ্ন
cihnô
objective চিহ্ন / চিহ্নকে
cihno (semantically general or indefinite) / cihnoke (semantically definite)
genitive চিহ্নের
cihner
locative চিহ্নে
cihne
Indefinite forms
nominative চিহ্ন
cihnô
objective চিহ্ন / চিহ্নকে
cihno (semantically general or indefinite) / cihnoke (semantically definite)
genitive চিহ্নের
cihner
locative চিহ্নে
cihne
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative চিহ্নটি, চিহ্নটা
cihnôṭi, cihnôṭa
চিহ্নগুলি, চিহ্নগুলা, চিহ্নগুলো
cihnoguli, cihnogula, cihnogulō
objective চিহ্নটি, চিহ্নটা
cihnôṭi, cihnôṭa
চিহ্নগুলি, চিহ্নগুলা, চিহ্নগুলো
cihnoguli, cihnogula, cihnogulō
genitive চিহ্নটির, চিহ্নটার
cihnoṭir, cihnoṭar
চিহ্নগুলির, চিহ্নগুলার, চিহ্নগুলোর
cihnogulir, cihnogular, cihnogulōr
locative চিহ্নটিতে, চিহ্নটাতে, চিহ্নটায়
cihnoṭite, cihnoṭate, cihnoṭaẏ
চিহ্নগুলিতে, চিহ্নগুলাতে, চিহ্নগুলায়, চিহ্নগুলোতে
cihnogulite, cihnogulate, cihnogulaẏ, cihnogulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).