জউ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जतु (jatu).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒou̯/, [ˈd͡ʒou̯]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑou̯/, [ˈdʑou̯]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /d̪zɔu/, [ˈd̪zɔuˑ], [ˈzɔuˑ]

Noun

জউ • (jou)

  1. lac

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative জউ (jou)
objective জউ / জউকে (jou (semantically general or indefinite) / jouke (semantically definite))
genitive জউর (jour)
locative জউতে / জউয় (joute / jouẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative জউটি , জউটা (jouṭi, jouṭa) জউগুলি, জউগুলা, জউগুলো (jouguli, jougula, jougulō)
objective জউটি, জউটা (jouṭi, jouṭa) জউগুলি, জউগুলা, জউগুলো (jouguli, jougula, jougulō)
genitive জউটির, জউটার (jouṭir, jouṭar) জউগুলির, জউগুলার, জউগুলোর (jougulir, jougular, jougulōr)
locative জউটিতে, জউটাতে, জউটায় (jouṭite, jouṭate, jouṭaẏ) জউগুলিতে, জউগুলাতে, জউগুলায়, জউগুলোতে (jougulite, jougulate, jougulaẏ, jougulōte)
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) “জউ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]