পঙ্খী

Bengali

Alternative forms

• পঙ্খি (poṅkhi), পংখি (poṅkhi), পংখী (poṅkhi)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit পক্ষিন্ (pakṣín, “bird”, literally “winged”). Compare Punjabi ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī), Old Hindi पंषी (paṃkhī). Doublet of পক্ষী (pokkhi), a tatsama, and পাখি (pakhi), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pɔŋkʰi/, [ˈpɔŋkʰiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pɔŋkʰi/, [ˈpɔŋkʰiˑ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /pɔŋkʰi/, [ˈpɔŋkʰiˑ], [ˈɸɔŋxiˑ]

Noun

পঙ্খী • (poṅkhi)

1. bird

Declension

Inflection of পঙ্খী
nominative	পঙ্খী poṅkhi
objective	পঙ্খীকে poṅkhike
genitive	পঙ্খীর poṅkhir
	Indefinite forms
nominative	পঙ্খী poṅkhi
objective	পঙ্খীকে poṅkhike
genitive	পঙ্খীর poṅkhir
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	পঙ্খীটা, পঙ্খীটি poṅkhiṭa (colloquial), poṅkhiṭi (formal)		পঙ্খীরা poṅkhira
objective	পঙ্খীটাকে, পঙ্খীটিকে poṅkhiṭake (colloquial), poṅkhiṭike (formal)		পঙ্খীদের(কে) poṅkhider(ke)
genitive	পঙ্খীটার, পঙ্খীটির poṅkhiṭar (colloquial), poṅkhiṭir (formal)		পঙ্খীদের poṅkhider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• ময়ূরপঙ্খী (moẏuropoṅkhi)
• পঙ্খীরাজ (poṅkhiraj)