Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit চরণ (caraṇa). Compare Assamese চৰণ (soron), Odia ଚରଣ (côrôṇô), Hindi चरण (caraṇ).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃɔɾon/, [ˈtʃɔɾon]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕɔɹon/, [ˈtɕɔɹon]

Noun edit

চরণ (coron)

  1. (anatomy) foot
    Synonyms: পা (pa), পদ (pod)
  2. (anatomy) leg
    Synonyms: পা (pa), পদ (pod)
  3. walking, travelling, wandering
  4. (poetry) line
    Synonym: পদ (pod)
  5. observance, practice

Declension edit

Inflection of চরণ
nominative চরণ
côrōn
objective চরণ / চরণকে
côrōn (semantically general or indefinite) / côrōnke (semantically definite)
genitive চরণয়ের / চরণর
côrōnyer / côrōnr
locative চরণতে
côrōnte
Indefinite forms
nominative চরণ
côrōn
objective চরণ / চরণকে
côrōn (semantically general or indefinite) / côrōnke (semantically definite)
genitive চরণয়ের / চরণর
côrōnyer / côrōnr
locative চরণতে
côrōnte
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative চরণটা , চরণটি
côrōnṭa (colloquial), côrōnṭi (formal)
চরণগুলা, চরণগুলো
côrōngula (colloquial), côrōngulo (formal)
objective চরণটা, চরণটি
côrōnṭa (colloquial), côrōnṭi (formal)
চরণগুলা, চরণগুলো
côrōngula (colloquial), côrōngulo (formal)
genitive চরণটার, চরণটির
côrōnṭar (colloquial), côrōnṭir (formal)
চরণগুলার, চরণগুলোর
côrōngular (colloquial), côrōngulor (formal)
locative চরণটাতে / চরণটায়, চরণটিতে
côrōnṭate / côrōnṭay (colloquial), côrōnṭite (formal)
চরণগুলাতে / চরণগুলায়, চরণগুলোতে
côrōngulate / côrōngulay (colloquial), côrōngulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms edit

References edit

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