Bengali

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit লোহ (loha). Doublet of লোহা (lōha).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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লৌহ (lōuho)

  1. iron, steel

Declension

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Inflection of লৌহ
nominative লৌহ
lōuhô
objective লৌহ / লৌহকে
lōuho (semantically general or indefinite) / lōuhoke (semantically definite)
genitive লৌহের
lōuher
locative লৌহে
lōuhe
Indefinite forms
nominative লৌহ
lōuhô
objective লৌহ / লৌহকে
lōuho (semantically general or indefinite) / lōuhoke (semantically definite)
genitive লৌহের
lōuher
locative লৌহে
lōuhe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative লৌহটি, লৌহটা
lōuhôṭi, lōuhôṭa
লৌহগুলি, লৌহগুলা, লৌহগুলো
lōuhoguli, lōuhogula, lōuhogulō
objective লৌহটি, লৌহটা
lōuhôṭi, lōuhôṭa
লৌহগুলি, লৌহগুলা, লৌহগুলো
lōuhoguli, lōuhogula, lōuhogulō
genitive লৌহটির, লৌহটার
lōuhoṭir, lōuhoṭar
লৌহগুলির, লৌহগুলার, লৌহগুলোর
lōuhogulir, lōuhogular, lōuhogulōr
locative লৌহটিতে, লৌহটাতে, লৌহটায়
lōuhoṭite, lōuhoṭate, lōuhoṭaẏ
লৌহগুলিতে, লৌহগুলাতে, লৌহগুলায়, লৌহগুলোতে
lōuhogulite, lōuhogulate, lōuhogulaẏ, lōuhogulōte
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) “লৌহ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]