বালক

Bengali

Etymology

From Sanskrit बालक (bālaka).

Noun

বালক • (balok) m

1. child, boy, youth
2. An inexperienced person

   তুমি এখনো বালক আছ

   tumi ekhonō balok ach

   You are still a child

3. Synonym of ছেলে (chele)

Declension

Inflection of বালক
nominative	বালক balok
objective	বালককে balok (semantically general or indefinite) / balokke (semantically definite)
genitive	বালকের baloker
	Indefinite forms
nominative	বালক balok
objective	বালককে balok (semantically general or indefinite) / balokke (semantically definite)
genitive	বালকের baloker
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	বালকটা, বালকটি balokṭa (colloquial), balokṭi (formal)		বালকেরা balokera
objective	বালকটাকে, বালকটিকে balokṭake (colloquial), balokṭike (formal)		বালকদের(কে) balokder(ke)
genitive	বালকটার, বালকটির balokṭar (colloquial), balokṭir (formal)		বালকদের balokder
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) “বালক”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, বালক, Government of Bangladesh