বাড়

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (vaḍḍhi), from Sanskrit वृद्धि (vṛddhi). Compare Odia ବଢ଼ି (baṛhi, “flood”), Hindustani باڑھ / बाढ़ (bāṛh), Marathi वाड (vāḍ). Doublet of বৃদ্ধি (briddhi).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /baɽ/, [ˈbaɽ], /baɾ/, [ˈbaɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /baɹ/, [ˈbaɹ]

Noun

বাড় • (baṛ)

1. growth, development
2. increase
3. escalation, aggravation
4. audacity

   বাড় বাড়া ― baṛ baṛa ― to get haughty

Declension

Inflection of বাড়
nominative	বাড় baṛ
objective	বাড় / বাড়কে baṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / baṛke (semantically definite)
genitive	বাড়ের baṛer
locative	বাড়ে baṛe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	বাড় baṛ
objective	বাড় / বাড়কে baṛ (semantically general or indefinite) / baṛke (semantically definite)
genitive	বাড়ের baṛer
locative	বাড়ে baṛe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	বাড়টা , বাড়টি baṛṭa (colloquial), baṛṭi (formal)		বাড়গুলা, বাড়গুলো baṛgula (colloquial), baṛgulo (formal)
objective	বাড়টা, বাড়টি baṛṭa (colloquial), baṛṭi (formal)		বাড়গুলা, বাড়গুলো baṛgula (colloquial), baṛgulo (formal)
genitive	বাড়টার, বাড়টির baṛṭar (colloquial), baṛṭir (formal)		বাড়গুলার, বাড়গুলোর baṛgular (colloquial), baṛgulor (formal)
locative	বাড়টাতে / বাড়টায়, বাড়টিতে baṛṭate / baṛṭay (colloquial), baṛṭite (formal)		বাড়গুলাতে / বাড়গুলায়, বাড়গুলোতে baṛgulate / baṛgulay (colloquial), baṛgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• বাড়তি (baṛoti)

 

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “bāṛa”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, বাড়, Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh