ইচলা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • ইচলি (icoli)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀇𑀁𑀘𑀸 (iṃcā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-), from Sanskrit इञ्चाक (iñcāka), of Dravidian origin. Cognate with Assamese নিচলা (nisola), Sinhalese ඉසියා (isiyā), ඉහිය (ihiya​), ඉස්සා (issā). Doublet of ইঁচা (ĩca).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /it͡ʃla/, [ˈit͡ʃlaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /itɕla/, [ˈitɕlaˑ]

Noun

ইচলা • (icla)

  1. shrimp, prawn
    Synonyms: ইঁচা (ĩca), ইচলি (icoli), চিংড়ি (ciṅṛi)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative ইচলা (icla)
objective ইচলা / ইচলাকে (icla (semantically general or indefinite) / iclake (semantically definite))
genitive ইচলার (iclar)
locative ইচলাতে / ইচলায় (iclate / iclaẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ইচলাটি , ইচলাটা (iclaṭi, iclaṭa) ইচলাগুলি, ইচলাগুলা, ইচলাগুলো (iclaguli, iclagula, iclagulō)
objective ইচলাটি, ইচলাটা (iclaṭi, iclaṭa) ইচলাগুলি, ইচলাগুলা, ইচলাগুলো (iclaguli, iclagula, iclagulō)
genitive ইচলাটির, ইচলাটার (iclaṭir, iclaṭar) ইচলাগুলির, ইচলাগুলার, ইচলাগুলোর (iclagulir, iclagular, iclagulōr)
locative ইচলাটিতে, ইচলাটাতে, ইচলাটায় (iclaṭite, iclaṭate, iclaṭaẏ) ইচলাগুলিতে, ইচলাগুলাতে, ইচলাগুলায়, ইচলাগুলোতে (iclagulite, iclagulate, iclagulaẏ, iclagulōte)
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) “im̐clā”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “iclā,%20icali,%20icalī”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]