বিলাই

Assamese

Alternative forms

• বিলৈ (biloi)

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀯 (vilāva, “wailing”), from Sanskrit ৱিলাপ (vilāpa, “wailing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.laɪ/

Noun

বিলাই • (bilai)

1. misery, misfortune, distress, hardship

Declension

Declension of বিলাই
nominative	বিলাই / বিলায়ে bilai / bilaye
genitive	বিলাইৰ bilair
nominative	বিলাই / বিলায়ে bilai / bilaye
accusative	বিলাই / বিলাইক bilai / bilaik
dative	বিলাইলৈ bilailoi
terminative	বিলাইলৈকে bilailoike
instrumental	বিলায়ে / বিলায়েৰে bilaye / bilayere
genitive	বিলাইৰ bilair
locative	বিলাইত bilait
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Bengali

Alternative forms

• বিলেই (bilei) — tare

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बिडालिका (biḍālikā). Cognate to Assamese বিৰালী (birali), Hindustani بلی / बिल्ली (billī).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bilai̯/, [ˈbilai̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bilai̯/, [ˈbilai̯]

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Noun

বিলাই • (bilai) (informal)

1. a cat

   Synonyms: বিড়াল (biṛal), মেকুর (mekur), বিল্লি (billi), মার্জার (marjar)

   বিলাই মাছ খাইছে। ― bilai mas khaise. ― The cat has eaten fish.

References

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