Assamese

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মেঘ

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेघ (megha, cloud). Doublet of মেহ (meh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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মেঘ (megh)

  1. cloud
    Synonym: ডাৱৰ (dawor)
  2. dark cloud

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेघ (megha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃moygʰós.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /meɡʱ/, [ˈmeɡ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /meɡʱ/, [ˈmeɡ]
    Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡʱ
  • Hyphenation: মেঘ

Noun

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মেঘ (megh)

  1. cloud
    Synonyms: বাদল (badol), জলদ (jolod), নীরদ (nirod)
  2. (Vanga) rain
    Synonym: বৃষ্টি (briśṭi)

Declension

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Inflection of মেঘ
nominative মেঘ
megh
objective মেঘ / মেঘকে
megh (semantically general or indefinite) / meghke (semantically definite)
genitive মেঘের
megher
locative মেঘে
meghe
Indefinite forms
nominative মেঘ
megh
objective মেঘ / মেঘকে
megh (semantically general or indefinite) / meghke (semantically definite)
genitive মেঘের
megher
locative মেঘে
meghe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মেঘটা , মেঘটি
meghṭa (colloquial), meghṭi (formal)
মেঘগুলা, মেঘগুলো
meghgula (colloquial), meghgulo (formal)
objective মেঘটা, মেঘটি
meghṭa (colloquial), meghṭi (formal)
মেঘগুলা, মেঘগুলো
meghgula (colloquial), meghgulo (formal)
genitive মেঘটার, মেঘটির
meghṭar (colloquial), meghṭir (formal)
মেঘগুলার, মেঘগুলোর
meghgular (colloquial), meghgulor (formal)
locative মেঘটাতে / মেঘটায়, মেঘটিতে
meghṭate / meghṭay (colloquial), meghṭite (formal)
মেঘগুলাতে / মেঘগুলায়, মেঘগুলোতে
meghgulate / meghgulay (colloquial), meghgulote (formal)
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) “মেঘ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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মেঘ m

  1. Bengali script form of megha

Declension

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