চুল

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चूड (cūḍa, head hair). Cognate with Assamese চুলি (suli).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃul/, [ˈt͡ʃul]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕul/, [ˈtɕuːl], [ˈtɕul]
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  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /t̪sul/, [ˈt̪sul], [ˈsul]

Noun

চুল • (cul)

  1. hair (of the head)
    তোমার চুল কত লম্বা এখন?
    tomar cul kôtô lômba ekhôn?
    How long is your hair now?

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative চুল (cul)
objective চুল / চুলকে (cul (semantically general or indefinite) / culke (semantically definite))
genitive চুলের (culer)
locative চুলে (cule)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative চুলটা , চুলটি (culṭa (colloquial), culṭi (formal)) চুলগুলা, চুলগুলো (culgula (colloquial), culgulo (formal))
objective চুলটা, চুলটি (culṭa (colloquial), culṭi (formal)) চুলগুলা, চুলগুলো (culgula (colloquial), culgulo (formal))
genitive চুলটার, চুলটির (culṭar (colloquial), culṭir (formal)) চুলগুলার, চুলগুলোর (culgular (colloquial), culgulor (formal))
locative চুলটাতে / চুলটায়, চুলটিতে (culṭate / culṭay (colloquial), culṭite (formal)) চুলগুলাতে / চুলগুলায়, চুলগুলোতে (culgulate / culgulay (colloquial), culgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

See also