চুল
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sanskrit चूड (cūḍa, “head hair”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠌꠥꠟ (sul), Assamese চুলি (suli).
Pronunciation edit
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃul/, [ˈtʃuːl], [ˈtʃul]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕul/, [ˈtɕuːl], [ˈtɕul]
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- (Vanga) IPA(key): /t̪sul/, [ˈt̪sul], [ˈsul]
Noun edit
চুল • (cul)
- hair (of the head)
- তোমার চুল কত লম্বা এখন?
- tomar cul kôtô lômba ekhôn?
- How long is your hair now?
Inflection edit
| Inflection of চুল | |||
| nominative | চুল cul | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | চুল / চুলকে cul (semantically general or indefinite) / culke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | চুলের culer | ||
| locative | চুলে cule | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | চুল cul | ||
| objective | চুল / চুলকে cul (semantically general or indefinite) / culke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | চুলের culer | ||
| locative | চুলে cule | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | চুলটা , চুলটি culṭa (colloquial), culṭi (formal) |
চুলগুলা, চুলগুলো culgula (colloquial), culgulo (formal) | |
| objective | চুলটা, চুলটি culṭa (colloquial), culṭi (formal) |
চুলগুলা, চুলগুলো culgula (colloquial), culgulo (formal) | |
| genitive | চুলটার, চুলটির culṭar (colloquial), culṭir (formal) |
চুলগুলার, চুলগুলোর culgular (colloquial), culgulor (formal) | |
| locative | চুলটাতে / চুলটায়, চুলটিতে culṭate / culṭay (colloquial), culṭite (formal) |
চুলগুলাতে / চুলগুলায়, চুলগুলোতে culgulate / culgulay (colloquial), culgulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||