উপাসক

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit উপাসক (upāsaka). Compare Assamese উপাসক (upaxok), Odia ଉପାସକ (upāsaka), Hindustani بجائے / उपासक (upāsak), Nepali उपासक (upāsak).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /upaʃɔk/, [ˈupaʃɔk]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /upaʃɔk/, [ˈupaʃɔk]

Noun

উপাসক • (upaśok)

  1. worshipper

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative উপাসক (upaśok)
objective উপাসককে (upaśok (semantically general or indefinite) / upaśokke (semantically definite))
genitive উপাসকের (upaśoker)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative উপাসকটা, উপাসকটি (upaśokṭa (colloquial), upaśokṭi (formal)) উপাসকেরা (upaśokera)
objective উপাসকটাকে, উপাসকটিকে (upaśokṭake (colloquial), upaśokṭike (formal)) উপাসকদের(কে) (upaśokder(ke))
genitive উপাসকটার, উপাসকটির (upaśokṭar (colloquial), upaśokṭir (formal)) উপাসকদের (upaśokder)
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) “উপাসক”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, উপাসক, Government of Bangladesh