হিং

Bengali

Alternative forms

• হিঙ (hiṅ)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀼 (hiṃgu), from Sanskrit हिङ्गु (hiṅgu), originally a borrowing from Proto-Iranian *Hángwr̥ (“extract, resin”). Compare Assamese হিং (hiṅ), Odia ହିଙ୍ଗୁ (hiṅgu), ହଂଗ୍ (haṅg), as well as Hindi हींग (hīṅg), Nepali हिङ (hiṅ), Lepcha ᰝᰬᰵ (heng, “ginger”), and also Iranian Persian آنغوزه (ânğuze, “Ferula species”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /hiŋ/, [hiŋ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /hiŋ/, [hiŋ]

Noun

হিং • (hiṅ)

1. asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida)
2. hing, asafoetida

Declension

Inflection of হিং
nominative	হিং hiṅ
objective	হিং / হিংকে hiṅ (semantically general or indefinite) / hiṅke (semantically definite)
genitive	হিঙের hiṅer
locative	হিঙে hiṅe
	Indefinite forms
nominative	হিং hiṅ
objective	হিং / হিংকে hiṅ (semantically general or indefinite) / hiṅke (semantically definite)
genitive	হিঙের hiṅer
locative	হিঙে hiṅe
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	হিঙটা , হিঙটি hiṅṭa (colloquial), hiṅṭi (formal)		হিঙগুলা, হিঙগুলো hiṅgula (colloquial), hiṅgulo (formal)
objective	হিঙটা, হিঙটি hiṅṭa (colloquial), hiṅṭi (formal)		হিঙগুলা, হিঙগুলো hiṅgula (colloquial), hiṅgulo (formal)
genitive	হিঙটার, হিঙটির hiṅṭar (colloquial), hiṅṭir (formal)		হিঙগুলার, হিঙগুলোর hiṅgular (colloquial), hiṅgulor (formal)
locative	হিঙটাতে / হিঙটায়, হিঙটিতে hiṅṭate / hiṅṭay (colloquial), hiṅṭite (formal)		হিঙগুলাতে / হিঙগুলায়, হিঙগুলোতে hiṅgulate / hiṅgulay (colloquial), hiṅgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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