ঋক্ষ

Bengali

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /rikʰːo/, [ˈrikʰːoˑ]
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    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹikʰːo/, [ɹikʰːoˑ]

    Noun

    ঋক্ষ • (rikkho)

    1. bear
      Synonym: ভালুক (bhaluk)

    Declension

    indefinite forms
    nominative ঋক্ষ (rikkho)
    objective ঋক্ষকে (rikkhoke)
    genitive ঋক্ষর (rikkhor)
    definite forms
    singular plural
    nominative ঋক্ষটা, ঋক্ষটি (rikkhoṭa (colloquial), rikkhoṭi (formal)) ঋক্ষরা (rikkhora)
    objective ঋক্ষটাকে, ঋক্ষটিকে (rikkhoṭake (colloquial), rikkhoṭike (formal)) ঋক্ষদের(কে) (rikkhoder(ke))
    genitive ঋক্ষটার, ঋক্ষটির (rikkhoṭar (colloquial), rikkhoṭir (formal)) ঋক্ষদের (rikkhoder)
    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) “ঋক্ষ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]