Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मृग (mṛga).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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মৃগ (mrig)

  1. deer
  2. stag
  3. antelope
  4. beast
  5. animal

Inflection

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Inflection of মৃগ
nominative মৃগ
mrig
objective মৃগকে
mrigke
genitive মৃগর
mrigr
Indefinite forms
nominative মৃগ
mrig
objective মৃগকে
mrigke
genitive মৃগর
mrigr
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মৃগটা, মৃগটি
mrigṭa (colloquial), mrigṭi (formal)
মৃগরা
mrigra
objective মৃগটাকে, মৃগটিকে
mrigṭake (colloquial), mrigṭike (formal)
মৃগদের(কে)
mrigder(ke)
genitive মৃগটার, মৃগটির
mrigṭar (colloquial), mrigṭir (formal)
মৃগদের
mrigder
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) “মৃগ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]