চিহ্ন

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चिह्न (cihna). Doublet of চেনা (cena).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃinho/, [ˈt͡ʃinhoˑ], /t͡ʃinːo/, [ˈt͡ʃinːoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕinho/, [ˈtɕinhoˑ], /tɕinːo/, [ˈtɕinːoˑ]

Noun

চিহ্ন • (cihno)

  1. sign, symbol, mark

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative চিহ্ন (cihno)
objective চিহ্ন / চিহ্নকে (cihno (semantically general or indefinite) / cihnoke (semantically definite))
genitive চিহ্নের (cihner)
locative চিহ্নে (cihne)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative চিহ্নটি, চিহ্নটা (cihnoṭi, cihnoṭa) চিহ্নগুলি, চিহ্নগুলা, চিহ্নগুলো (cihnoguli, cihnogula, cihnogulō)
objective চিহ্নটি, চিহ্নটা (cihnoṭi, cihnoṭa) চিহ্নগুলি, চিহ্নগুলা, চিহ্নগুলো (cihnoguli, cihnogula, cihnogulō)
genitive চিহ্নটির, চিহ্নটার (cihnoṭir, cihnoṭar) চিহ্নগুলির, চিহ্নগুলার, চিহ্নগুলোর (cihnogulir, cihnogular, cihnogulōr)
locative চিহ্নটিতে, চিহ্নটাতে, চিহ্নটায় (cihnoṭite, cihnoṭate, cihnoṭaẏ) চিহ্নগুলিতে, চিহ্নগুলাতে, চিহ্নগুলায়, চিহ্নগুলোতে (cihnogulite, cihnogulate, cihnogulaẏ, cihnogulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).