ঝোপ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षुप (kṣupa).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒʱop/, [ˈd͡ʒʱop]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑʱop/, [ˈdʑʱop]

Noun

ঝোপ • (jhōp)

  1. bush, thicket
    জ্বলন্ত ঝোপjolonto jhōpburning bush (of Moses)
  2. copse, coppice, underwood

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative ঝোপ (jhop)
objective ঝোপ / ঝোপকে (jhop (semantically general or indefinite) / jhopke (semantically definite))
genitive ঝোপের (jhoper)
locative ঝোপে (jhope)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঝোপটা , ঝোপটি (jhopṭa (colloquial), jhopṭi (formal)) ঝোপগুলা, ঝোপগুলো (jhopgula (colloquial), jhopgulo (formal))
objective ঝোপটা, ঝোপটি (jhopṭa (colloquial), jhopṭi (formal)) ঝোপগুলা, ঝোপগুলো (jhopgula (colloquial), jhopgulo (formal))
genitive ঝোপটার, ঝোপটির (jhopṭar (colloquial), jhopṭir (formal)) ঝোপগুলার, ঝোপগুলোর (jhopgular (colloquial), jhopgulor (formal))
locative ঝোপটাতে / ঝোপটায়, ঝোপটিতে (jhopṭate / jhopṭay (colloquial), jhopṭite (formal)) ঝোপগুলাতে / ঝোপগুলায়, ঝোপগুলোতে (jhopgulate / jhopgulay (colloquial), jhopgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • ঝোপজঙ্গল (jhōpojoṅgol)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ঝোপ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, ঝোপ, Government of Bangladesh