ঢাল

Assamese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʱal/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit ढाल (ḍhāla).

Noun

ঢাল • (dhal)

  1. shield

Etymology 2

Cognate to Bengali ঢালা (ḍhala).

Verb

ঢাল • (dhal)

  1. to pour out
  2. to mould, cast
Conjugation

References

  • ঢাল”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ढाल (ḍhāla).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɖʱal/, [ˈɖʱaːl], [ˈɖʱal]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʱal/, [ˈdʱaːl], [ˈdʱal]

Noun

ঢাল • (ḍhal)

  1. shield; buckler

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative ঢাল (ḍhal)
objective ঢাল / ঢালকে (ḍhal (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhalke (semantically definite))
genitive ঢালের (ḍhaler)
locative ঢালে (ḍhale)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঢালটা , ঢালটি (ḍhalṭa (colloquial), ḍhalṭi (formal)) ঢালগুলা, ঢালগুলো (ḍhalgula (colloquial), ḍhalgulo (formal))
objective ঢালটা, ঢালটি (ḍhalṭa (colloquial), ḍhalṭi (formal)) ঢালগুলা, ঢালগুলো (ḍhalgula (colloquial), ḍhalgulo (formal))
genitive ঢালটার, ঢালটির (ḍhalṭar (colloquial), ḍhalṭir (formal)) ঢালগুলার, ঢালগুলোর (ḍhalgular (colloquial), ḍhalgulor (formal))
locative ঢালটাতে / ঢালটায়, ঢালটিতে (ḍhalṭate / ḍhalṭay (colloquial), ḍhalṭite (formal)) ঢালগুলাতে / ঢালগুলায়, ঢালগুলোতে (ḍhalgulate / ḍhalgulay (colloquial), ḍhalgulote (formal))
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) “ঢাল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]