পিঁপড়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

• পিঁপড়ে (pĩpṛe)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali পিঁপডা (pim̐paḍā), nasalized from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟𑀸 (pippaḍā), from a substrate (compare Sanskrit पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠤꠙꠠꠣ (fifṛa), Assamese পিপৰা (pipora), Odia ପିମ୍ପୁଡ଼ି (pimpuṛi), Magahi 𑂣𑂱𑂁𑂣𑂚𑂲 (pimpaṛī), 𑂣𑂱𑂣𑂩𑂲 (piprī). Artificial or spontaneous nasalization is common in eastern Indo-Aryan languages, along with a more prominent presence of the velar nasal. Doublet of পিপীলিকা (pipilika).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pĩpɔɽa/, [ˈpĩpɔɽaˑ], /pĩpɔɾa/, [ˈpĩpɔɾaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pipɔɹa/, [ˈpipɔɹaˑ]

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Noun

পিঁপড়া • (pĩpṛa)

1. ant

Inflection

Inflection of পিঁপড়া
nominative	পিঁপড়া pĩpṛa
objective	পিঁপড়াকে pĩpṛake
genitive	পিঁপড়ার pĩpṛar
	Indefinite forms
nominative	পিঁপড়া pĩpṛa
objective	পিঁপড়াকে pĩpṛake
genitive	পিঁপড়ার pĩpṛar
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	পিঁপড়াটা, পিঁপড়াটি pĩpṛaṭa (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭi (formal)		পিঁপড়ারা pĩpṛara
objective	পিঁপড়াটাকে, পিঁপড়াটিকে pĩpṛaṭake (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭike (formal)		পিঁপড়াদের(কে) pĩpṛader(ke)
genitive	পিঁপড়াটার, পিঁপড়াটির pĩpṛaṭar (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭir (formal)		পিঁপড়াদের pĩpṛader
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).