তিন্দুক

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit তিন্দুক (tinduka). Compare Odia ତିନ୍ଦୁକ (tinduka), Hindi तिंदुक (tinduk), Nepali तिन्दुक् (tinduk).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ind̪uk/, [ˈt̪ind̪uk]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ind̪uk/, [ˈt̪ind̪uk]

Noun

তিন্দুক • (tinduk)

1. various ebony and persimmon species (Diospyros)

   Synonyms: তিন্দু (tindu), গাব (gab)

Declension

Inflection of তিন্দুক
nominative	তিন্দুক tinduk
objective	তিন্দুক / তিন্দুককে tinduk (semantically general or indefinite) / tindukke (semantically definite)
genitive	তিন্দুকের tinduker
locative	তিন্দুকে tinduke
	Indefinite forms
nominative	তিন্দুক tinduk
objective	তিন্দুক / তিন্দুককে tinduk (semantically general or indefinite) / tindukke (semantically definite)
genitive	তিন্দুকের tinduker
locative	তিন্দুকে tinduke
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	তিন্দুকটা , তিন্দুকটি tindukṭa (colloquial), tindukṭi (formal)		তিন্দুকগুলা, তিন্দুকগুলো tindukgula (colloquial), tindukgulo (formal)
objective	তিন্দুকটা, তিন্দুকটি tindukṭa (colloquial), tindukṭi (formal)		তিন্দুকগুলা, তিন্দুকগুলো tindukgula (colloquial), tindukgulo (formal)
genitive	তিন্দুকটার, তিন্দুকটির tindukṭar (colloquial), tindukṭir (formal)		তিন্দুকগুলার, তিন্দুকগুলোর tindukgular (colloquial), tindukgulor (formal)
locative	তিন্দুকটাতে / তিন্দুকটায়, তিন্দুকটিতে tindukṭate / tindukṭay (colloquial), tindukṭite (formal)		তিন্দুকগুলাতে / তিন্দুকগুলায়, তিন্দুকগুলোতে tindukgulate / tindukgulay (colloquial), tindukgulote (formal)
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) “তিন্দু,%20তিন্দুক”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, তিন্দুক, Government of Bangladesh