খাঁড়ি

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀸𑀟 (*khāḍa). Cognate with Gujarati ખાડી (khāḍī) and Hindi खाड़ी (khāṛī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰãɽi/, [ˈkʰãɽiˑ], /kʰãɾi/, [ˈkʰãɾiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰaɹi/, [ˈkʰaɹiˑ]

Noun

খাঁড়ি • (khãṛi)

  1. estuary, inlet, creek

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative খাঁড়ি (khãṛi)
objective খাঁড়ি / খাঁড়িকে (khãṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / khãṛike (semantically definite))
genitive খাঁড়ির (khãṛir)
locative খাঁড়িতে / খাঁড়িয় (khãṛite / khãṛiẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative খাঁড়িটি , খাঁড়িটা (khãṛiṭi, khãṛiṭa) খাঁড়িগুলি, খাঁড়িগুলা, খাঁড়িগুলো (khãṛiguli, khãṛigula, khãṛigulō)
objective খাঁড়িটি, খাঁড়িটা (khãṛiṭi, khãṛiṭa) খাঁড়িগুলি, খাঁড়িগুলা, খাঁড়িগুলো (khãṛiguli, khãṛigula, khãṛigulō)
genitive খাঁড়িটির, খাঁড়িটার (khãṛiṭir, khãṛiṭar) খাঁড়িগুলির, খাঁড়িগুলার, খাঁড়িগুলোর (khãṛigulir, khãṛigular, khãṛigulōr)
locative খাঁড়িটিতে, খাঁড়িটাতে, খাঁড়িটায় (khãṛiṭite, khãṛiṭate, khãṛiṭaẏ) খাঁড়িগুলিতে, খাঁড়িগুলাতে, খাঁড়িগুলায়, খাঁড়িগুলোতে (khãṛigulite, khãṛigulate, khãṛigulaẏ, khãṛigulōte)
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) “খাঁড়ি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*khāḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press