উল

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from English wool, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Doublet of ঊণ (un) and ঊর্ণা (urna). Compare Sylheti ꠃꠟ (ul) and Odia ଉଲ (ula).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ul/, [ˈuːl], [ˈul]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ul/, [ˈuːl], [ˈul]

Noun

উল • (ul)

  1. wool

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative উল (ul)
objective উল / উলকে (ul (semantically general or indefinite) / ulke (semantically definite))
genitive উলের (uler)
locative উলে (ule)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative উলটা , উলটি (ulṭa (colloquial), ulṭi (formal)) উলগুলা, উলগুলো (ulgula (colloquial), ulgulo (formal))
objective উলটা, উলটি (ulṭa (colloquial), ulṭi (formal)) উলগুলা, উলগুলো (ulgula (colloquial), ulgulo (formal))
genitive উলটার, উলটির (ulṭar (colloquial), ulṭir (formal)) উলগুলার, উলগুলোর (ulgular (colloquial), ulgulor (formal))
locative উলটাতে / উলটায়, উলটিতে (ulṭate / ulṭay (colloquial), ulṭite (formal)) উলগুলাতে / উলগুলায়, উলগুলোতে (ulgulate / ulgulay (colloquial), ulgulote (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) “উল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]