ঝাল
Bengali
editEtymology
editDerived from Sanskrit ज्वल् (jval, “to burn brightly, blaze, shine”);[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“to burn, to glow”). Doublet of জ্বলা (jola, “to burn, to shine”), উজ্জ্বল (ujjvala, “bright, radiant”), জ্বাল (jal, “fire, fuel, firewood”), জ্বালা (jala, “irritation; to light up, to ignite”), জ্বলন (jolon, “combustion, burning”), জ্বালানী (jalani, “fuel”) and জ্বর (jvara, “fever”).
Pronunciation
edit- (West Bengal) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱal/, [d͡ʒʱal]
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- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
editঝাল • (jhal) (comparative আরও ঝাল, superlative সবচেয়ে ঝাল)
Derived terms
editNoun
editঝাল • (jhal)
- spiciness, spice
- আমি বেশি ঝাল সহ্য করতে পারি না।
- ami beśi jhal śôjjhô kôrte pari na.
- I can't handle too much spice.
Inflection
editInflection of ঝাল | |||
nominative | ঝাল jhal | ||
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objective | ঝাল / ঝালকে jhal (semantically general or indefinite) / jhalke (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | ঝালের jhaler | ||
locative | ঝালে jhale | ||
Indefinite forms | |||
nominative | ঝাল jhal | ||
objective | ঝাল / ঝালকে jhal (semantically general or indefinite) / jhalke (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | ঝালের jhaler | ||
locative | ঝালে jhale | ||
Definite forms | |||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ঝালটা , ঝালটি jhalṭa (colloquial), jhalṭi (formal) |
ঝালগুলা, ঝালগুলো jhalgula (colloquial), jhalgulo (formal) | |
objective | ঝালটা, ঝালটি jhalṭa (colloquial), jhalṭi (formal) |
ঝালগুলা, ঝালগুলো jhalgula (colloquial), jhalgulo (formal) | |
genitive | ঝালটার, ঝালটির jhalṭar (colloquial), jhalṭir (formal) |
ঝালগুলার, ঝালগুলোর jhalgular (colloquial), jhalgulor (formal) | |
locative | ঝালটাতে / ঝালটায়, ঝালটিতে jhalṭate / jhalṭay (colloquial), jhalṭite (formal) |
ঝালগুলাতে / ঝালগুলায়, ঝালগুলোতে jhalgulate / jhalgulay (colloquial), jhalgulote (formal) | |
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). |
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haughton, Graves C. (1833) “ঝাল”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 1232