চিজ

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian چیز (čīz). Cognate with Gujarati ચીજ (cīj), Hindi चीज़ (cīz), Nepali चिज (cij), Marathi चीज (cīj), Punjabi ਚੀਜ਼ (cīz) / چِیز (cīz).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃid͡ʒ/, [ˈt͡ʃid͡ʒ], /t͡ʃiz/, [ˈt͡ʃiz]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕidʑ/, [ˈtɕidʑ], /tɕiz/, [ˈtɕiːz], [ˈtɕiz]

Noun

চিজ • (cij)

  1. (colloquial) thing, article
  2. (ironic) a shrewd or wicked or queer person or character

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cheese. Cognate with Hindi चीज (cīj), Nepali चिज (cij).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiz/, [ˈt͡ʃiz], /t͡ʃid͡ʒ/, [ˈt͡ʃid͡ʒ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕiz/, [ˈtɕiːz], [ˈtɕiz], /tɕidʑ/, [ˈtɕidʑ]

Noun

চিজ • (cij)

  1. cheese
Inflection
indefinite forms
nominative চিজ (cij)
objective চিজ / চিজকে (cij (semantically general or indefinite) / cijke (semantically definite))
genitive চিজের (cijer)
locative চিজে (cije)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative চিজটা , চিজটি (cijṭa (colloquial), cijṭi (formal)) চিজগুলা, চিজগুলো (cijgula (colloquial), cijgulo (formal))
objective চিজটা, চিজটি (cijṭa (colloquial), cijṭi (formal)) চিজগুলা, চিজগুলো (cijgula (colloquial), cijgulo (formal))
genitive চিজটার, চিজটির (cijṭar (colloquial), cijṭir (formal)) চিজগুলার, চিজগুলোর (cijgular (colloquial), cijgulor (formal))
locative চিজটাতে / চিজটায়, চিজটিতে (cijṭate / cijṭay (colloquial), cijṭite (formal)) চিজগুলাতে / চিজগুলায়, চিজগুলোতে (cijgulate / cijgulay (colloquial), cijgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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