খাঁচা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀔𑀜𑁆𑀘 (*khañca, basket).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰãt͡ʃa/, [ˈkʰãt͡ʃaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰatɕa/, [ˈkʰatɕaˑ]
  • Rhymes: -at͡ʃa
  • Hyphenation: খাঁ‧চা

Noun

খাঁচা • (khãca)

  1. cage (especially those used to hold birds)
    Synonym: পিঞ্জর (pinjor)
    খাঁচায় বন্দি পাখির খুব কষ্ট লাগে।
    khãcaẏ bondi pakhir khub kośṭo lage.
    Birds captive in cages feel much pain.
    খাঁচার পাখি ছিল সোনার খাঁচাটিতে
    khãcar pakhi chilô śonar khãcaṭite.
    The bird of cages was in the golden cage.

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative খাঁচা (khãca)
objective খাঁচা / খাঁচাকে (khãca (semantically general or indefinite) / khãcake (semantically definite))
genitive খাঁচার (khãcar)
locative খাঁচাতে / খাঁচায় (khãcate / khãcaẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative খাঁচাটি , খাঁচাটা (khãcaṭi, khãcaṭa) খাঁচাগুলি, খাঁচাগুলা, খাঁচাগুলো (khãcaguli, khãcagula, khãcagulō)
objective খাঁচাটি, খাঁচাটা (khãcaṭi, khãcaṭa) খাঁচাগুলি, খাঁচাগুলা, খাঁচাগুলো (khãcaguli, khãcagula, khãcagulō)
genitive খাঁচাটির, খাঁচাটার (khãcaṭir, khãcaṭar) খাঁচাগুলির, খাঁচাগুলার, খাঁচাগুলোর (khãcagulir, khãcagular, khãcagulōr)
locative খাঁচাটিতে, খাঁচাটাতে, খাঁচাটায় (khãcaṭite, khãcaṭate, khãcaṭaẏ) খাঁচাগুলিতে, খাঁচাগুলাতে, খাঁচাগুলায়, খাঁচাগুলোতে (khãcagulite, khãcagulate, khãcagulaẏ, khãcagulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).