জউ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जतु (jatu).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒou̯/, [ˈd͡ʒou̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑou̯/, [ˈdʑou̯]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /d̪zɔu/, [ˈd̪zɔuˑ], [ˈzɔuˑ]

Noun

জউ • (jou)

1. lac

Declension

Inflection of জউ
nominative	জউ jou
objective	জউ / জউকে jou (semantically general or indefinite) / jouke (semantically definite)
genitive	জউর jour
locative	জউতে / জউয় joute / jouẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	জউ jou
objective	জউ / জউকে jou (semantically general or indefinite) / jouke (semantically definite)
genitive	জউর jour
locative	জউতে / জউয় joute / jouẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	জউটি , জউটা jouṭi, jouṭa		জউগুলি, জউগুলা, জউগুলো jouguli, jougula, jougulō
objective	জউটি, জউটা jouṭi, jouṭa		জউগুলি, জউগুলা, জউগুলো jouguli, jougula, jougulō
genitive	জউটির, জউটার jouṭir, jouṭar		জউগুলির, জউগুলার, জউগুলোর jougulir, jougular, jougulōr
locative	জউটিতে, জউটাতে, জউটায় jouṭite, jouṭate, jouṭaẏ		জউগুলিতে, জউগুলাতে, জউগুলায়, জউগুলোতে jougulite, jougulate, jougulaẏ, jougulōte
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) “জউ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]