Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तरुण (taruṇa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tárunas, from Proto-Indo-European *térunos.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪oɾun/, [ˈt̪oɾun]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪oɹun/, [ˈt̪oɹun]

Adjective

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তরুণ (torun) (comparative আরও তরুণ, superlative সবচেয়ে তরুণ)

  1. young, tender, juvenile
    Synonyms: যুবক (jubok), জোয়ান (jōẇan)

Noun

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তরুণ (torun) (feminine তরুনী (toruni))

  1. youth, youngster
    Synonyms: যুবক (jubok), জোয়ান (jōẇan)
    ঊর্ধ্ব গগনে বাজে মাদল, নিম্নে উতলা ধরণী-তল, অরুণ প্রাতের তরুণ দল, চল রে চল রে চল!
    urddho gogone baje madol, nimne utola dhoroni-tol, orun prater torun dol, col re col re col!
    Madals are played in the upper skies, while the earth below runs restless — oh, the youth of the sunlit morning, come on, come on, come on!
    Kazi Nazrul Islam

Inflection

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Inflection of তরুণ
nominative তরুণ
torun
objective তরুণকে
torun (semantically general or indefinite) / torunke (semantically definite)
genitive তরুণের
toruner
Indefinite forms
nominative তরুণ
torun
objective তরুণকে
torun (semantically general or indefinite) / torunke (semantically definite)
genitive তরুণের
toruner
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative তরুণটা, তরুণটি
torunṭa (colloquial), torunṭi (formal)
তরুণেরা
torunera
objective তরুণটাকে, তরুণটিকে
torunṭake (colloquial), torunṭike (formal)
তরুণদের(কে)
torunder(ke)
genitive তরুণটার, তরুণটির
torunṭar (colloquial), torunṭir (formal)
তরুণদের
torunder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).