ছড়ি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀝 (*chaṭa).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰoɽi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰoɽiˑ], /t͡ʃʰoɾi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰoɾiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕʰoɹi/, [ˈtɕʰoɹiˑ]

Noun

ছড়ি • (choṛi)

  1. stick
  2. (music) bow
  3. walking stick
  4. (botany) spike

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative ছড়ি (choṛi)
objective ছড়ি / ছড়িকে (choṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / choṛike (semantically definite))
genitive ছড়ির (choṛir)
locative ছড়িতে / ছড়িয় (choṛite / choṛiẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ছড়িটি , ছড়িটা (choṛiṭi, choṛiṭa) ছড়িগুলি, ছড়িগুলা, ছড়িগুলো (choṛiguli, choṛigula, choṛigulō)
objective ছড়িটি, ছড়িটা (choṛiṭi, choṛiṭa) ছড়িগুলি, ছড়িগুলা, ছড়িগুলো (choṛiguli, choṛigula, choṛigulō)
genitive ছড়িটির, ছড়িটার (choṛiṭir, choṛiṭar) ছড়িগুলির, ছড়িগুলার, ছড়িগুলোর (choṛigulir, choṛigular, choṛigulōr)
locative ছড়িটিতে, ছড়িটাতে, ছড়িটায় (choṛiṭite, choṛiṭate, choṛiṭaẏ) ছড়িগুলিতে, ছড়িগুলাতে, ছড়িগুলায়, ছড়িগুলোতে (choṛigulite, choṛigulate, choṛigulaẏ, choṛigulōte)
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) “ছড়ি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]