চুল

Bengali

চুল (cul)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चूड (cūḍa, “head hair”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠌꠥꠟ (sul), Assamese চুলি (suli).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃul/, [ˈt͡ʃul]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕul/, [ˈtɕuːl], [ˈtɕul]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /t̪sul/, [ˈt̪sul], [ˈsul]

Noun

চুল • (cul)

1. hair (of the head)

   তোমার চুল কত লম্বা এখন?

   tomar cul kôtô lômba ekhôn?

   How long is your hair now?

Inflection

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).

See also

• গোঁফ (gõph)
• দাড়ি (daṛi)
• পশম (pośom)
• বাল (bal)
• লোম (lōm)