ভাজ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रातृजाया (bhrātṛjāyā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bʱad͡ʒ/, [ˈbʱad͡ʒ], [ˈvad͡ʒ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bʱadʑ/, [ˈbʱadʑ], [ˈvadʑ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /bʱad̪z/, [ɓad̪z], [ˈbáz]

Noun

ভাজ • (bhaj)

1. sister-in-law

Inflection

Inflection of ভাজ
nominative	ভাজ bhaj
objective	ভাজকে bhaj (semantically general or indefinite) / bhajke (semantically definite)
genitive	ভাজের bhajer
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ভাজ bhaj
objective	ভাজকে bhaj (semantically general or indefinite) / bhajke (semantically definite)
genitive	ভাজের bhajer
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ভাজটা, ভাজটি bhajṭa (colloquial), bhajṭi (formal)		ভাজেরা bhajera
objective	ভাজটাকে, ভাজটিকে bhajṭake (colloquial), bhajṭike (formal)		ভাজদের(কে) bhajder(ke)
genitive	ভাজটার, ভাজটির bhajṭar (colloquial), bhajṭir (formal)		ভাজদের bhajder
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) “ভাজ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]