Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तरणी (taraṇī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪ɔɾoni/, [ˈt̪ɔɾoniˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪ɔɹoni/, [ˈt̪ɔɹoniˑ]

Noun

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তরণী (toroni)

  1. boat

Inflection

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Inflection of তরণী
nominative তরণী
toroni
objective তরণী / তরণীকে
toroni (semantically general or indefinite) / toronike (semantically definite)
genitive তরণীর
toronir
locative তরণীতে
toronite
Indefinite forms
nominative তরণী
toroni
objective তরণী / তরণীকে
toroni (semantically general or indefinite) / toronike (semantically definite)
genitive তরণীর
toronir
locative তরণীতে
toronite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative তরণীটা , তরণীটি
toroniṭa (colloquial), toroniṭi (formal)
তরণীগুলা, তরণীগুলো
toronigula (colloquial), toronigulo (formal)
objective তরণীটা, তরণীটি
toroniṭa (colloquial), toroniṭi (formal)
তরণীগুলা, তরণীগুলো
toronigula (colloquial), toronigulo (formal)
genitive তরণীটার, তরণীটির
toroniṭar (colloquial), toroniṭir (formal)
তরণীগুলার, তরণীগুলোর
toronigular (colloquial), toronigulor (formal)
locative তরণীটাতে / তরণীটায়, তরণীটিতে
toroniṭate / toroniṭay (colloquial), toroniṭite (formal)
তরণীগুলাতে / তরণীগুলায়, তরণীগুলোতে
toronigulate / toronigulay (colloquial), toronigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Further reading

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