জ্ঞান

Assamese

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡjãn/, /ɡjan/

Noun

জ্ঞান • (gyan)

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡæn/, [ɡæn]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡæn/, [ɡæn]
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Noun

জ্ঞান • (gên)

Declension

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of জ্ঞান
nominative	জ্ঞান gên
objective	জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে gên (semantically general or indefinite) / gênke (semantically definite)
genitive	জ্ঞানের gêner
locative	জ্ঞানে gêne
nominative	জ্ঞান gên
objective	জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে gên (semantically general or indefinite) / gênke (semantically definite)
genitive	জ্ঞানের gêner
locative	জ্ঞানে gêne

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	জ্ঞানটা , জ্ঞানটি gênṭa (colloquial), gênṭi (formal)	জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো gêngula (colloquial), gêngulo (formal)
objective	জ্ঞানটা, জ্ঞানটি gênṭa (colloquial), gênṭi (formal)	জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো gêngula (colloquial), gêngulo (formal)
genitive	জ্ঞানটার, জ্ঞানটির gênṭar (colloquial), gênṭir (formal)	জ্ঞানগুলার, জ্ঞানগুলোর gêngular (colloquial), gêngulor (formal)
locative	জ্ঞানটাতে / জ্ঞানটায়, জ্ঞানটিতে gênṭate / gênṭay (colloquial), gênṭite (formal)	জ্ঞানগুলাতে / জ্ঞানগুলায়, জ্ঞানগুলোতে gêngulate / gêngulay (colloquial), gêngulote (formal)

Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Synonyms

এলেম (elem)

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জ্ঞান”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]