কুঁচ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • কুচা (kuca)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit গুঞ্জা (guñjā). Compare Assamese কুঁচি (kũsi). Doublet of গুঞ্জা (gunja).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kũt͡ʃ/, [ˈkũt͡ʃ]

Noun

কুঁচ • (kũc)

  1. jequirity bean, rosary pea, crab's eye (Abrus precatorius)
    Synonyms: রতি (roti), গুঞ্জা (gunja)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative কুঁচ (kũc)
objective কুঁচ / কুঁচকে (kũc (semantically general or indefinite) / kũcke (semantically definite))
genitive কুঁচের (kũcer)
locative কুঁচে (kũce)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative কুঁচটা , কুঁচটি (kũcṭa (colloquial), kũcṭi (formal)) কুঁচগুলা, কুঁচগুলো (kũcgula (colloquial), kũcgulo (formal))
objective কুঁচটা, কুঁচটি (kũcṭa (colloquial), kũcṭi (formal)) কুঁচগুলা, কুঁচগুলো (kũcgula (colloquial), kũcgulo (formal))
genitive কুঁচটার, কুঁচটির (kũcṭar (colloquial), kũcṭir (formal)) কুঁচগুলার, কুঁচগুলোর (kũcgular (colloquial), kũcgulor (formal))
locative কুঁচটাতে / কুঁচটায়, কুঁচটিতে (kũcṭate / kũcṭay (colloquial), kũcṭite (formal)) কুঁচগুলাতে / কুঁচগুলায়, কুঁচগুলোতে (kũcgulate / kũcgulay (colloquial), kũcgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “কুঁচ”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “কুঁচ”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “কুঁচ”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “কুঁচ”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • কুঁচ”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.