গাঁট

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi), from Sanskrit ग्रन्थि (granthi).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡãʈ/, [ɡãʈ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡat/, [ɡat]

Noun

গাঁট • (gãṭ)

  1. knot
  2. joint
  3. knuckle
  4. knob
  5. large bundle
  6. bale
  7. rim of the loincloth round one's waist where money is kept concealed

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative গাঁট (gãṭ)
objective গাঁট / গাঁটকে (gãṭ (semantically general or indefinite) / gãṭke (semantically definite))
genitive গাঁটের (gãṭer)
locative গাঁটে (gãṭe)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative গাঁটটা , গাঁটটি (gãṭṭa (colloquial), gãṭṭi (formal)) গাঁটগুলা, গাঁটগুলো (gãṭgula (colloquial), gãṭgulo (formal))
objective গাঁটটা, গাঁটটি (gãṭṭa (colloquial), gãṭṭi (formal)) গাঁটগুলা, গাঁটগুলো (gãṭgula (colloquial), gãṭgulo (formal))
genitive গাঁটটার, গাঁটটির (gãṭṭar (colloquial), gãṭṭir (formal)) গাঁটগুলার, গাঁটগুলোর (gãṭgular (colloquial), gãṭgulor (formal))
locative গাঁটটাতে / গাঁটটায়, গাঁটটিতে (gãṭṭate / gãṭṭay (colloquial), gãṭṭite (formal)) গাঁটগুলাতে / গাঁটগুলায়, গাঁটগুলোতে (gãṭgulate / gãṭgulay (colloquial), gãṭgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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