Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit শোক (śoka). Compare Assamese শোক (xük), Odia ଶୋକ (śoka), Hindustani سوک / शोक (śok).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃok/, [ˈʃoːk], [ˈʃok]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃok/, [ˈʃoːk], [ˈʃok]

Noun

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শোক (śōk)

  1. grief, sorrow

Declension

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Inflection of শোক
nominative শোক
śōk
objective শোক / শোককে
śōk (semantically general or indefinite) / śōkke (semantically definite)
genitive শোকের
śōker
locative শোকে
śōke
Indefinite forms
nominative শোক
śōk
objective শোক / শোককে
śōk (semantically general or indefinite) / śōkke (semantically definite)
genitive শোকের
śōker
locative শোকে
śōke
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative শোকটা , শোকটি
śōkṭa (colloquial), śōkṭi (formal)
শোকগুলা, শোকগুলো
śōkgula (colloquial), śōkgulo (formal)
objective শোকটা, শোকটি
śōkṭa (colloquial), śōkṭi (formal)
শোকগুলা, শোকগুলো
śōkgula (colloquial), śōkgulo (formal)
genitive শোকটার, শোকটির
śōkṭar (colloquial), śōkṭir (formal)
শোকগুলার, শোকগুলোর
śōkgular (colloquial), śōkgulor (formal)
locative শোকটাতে / শোকটায়, শোকটিতে
śōkṭate / śōkṭay (colloquial), śōkṭite (formal)
শোকগুলাতে / শোকগুলায়, শোকগুলোতে
śōkgulate / śōkgulay (colloquial), śōkgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “শোক”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, শোক, Government of Bangladesh