Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺 (bhitti). Doublet of ভিত্তি (bhitti). Compare Assamese ভিত (bhit), Hindustani بِھیتْ / भीत (bhīt).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bʱit̪o/, [ˈbʱit̪oˑ], [ˈvit̪oˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bʱit̪o/, [ˈbʱit̪oˑ], [ˈvit̪oˑ]

Noun

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ভিত (bhito)

  1. foundation, base
  2. plinth
  3. wall
  4. direction, side, compass point

Declension

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Inflection of ভিত
nominative ভিত
bhitô
objective ভিত / ভিতকে
bhito (semantically general or indefinite) / bhitoke (semantically definite)
genitive ভিতের
bhiter
locative ভিতে
bhite
Indefinite forms
nominative ভিত
bhitô
objective ভিত / ভিতকে
bhito (semantically general or indefinite) / bhitoke (semantically definite)
genitive ভিতের
bhiter
locative ভিতে
bhite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ভিতটি, ভিতটা
bhitôṭi, bhitôṭa
ভিতগুলি, ভিতগুলা, ভিতগুলো
bhitoguli, bhitogula, bhitogulō
objective ভিতটি, ভিতটা
bhitôṭi, bhitôṭa
ভিতগুলি, ভিতগুলা, ভিতগুলো
bhitoguli, bhitogula, bhitogulō
genitive ভিতটির, ভিতটার
bhitoṭir, bhitoṭar
ভিতগুলির, ভিতগুলার, ভিতগুলোর
bhitogulir, bhitogular, bhitogulōr
locative ভিতটিতে, ভিতটাতে, ভিতটায়
bhitoṭite, bhitoṭate, bhitoṭaẏ
ভিতগুলিতে, ভিতগুলাতে, ভিতগুলায়, ভিতগুলোতে
bhitogulite, bhitogulate, bhitogulaẏ, bhitogulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

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References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ভিত”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]