তরণী

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • তরণি (toroni)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तरणी (taraṇī).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪ɔɾoni/, [ˈt̪ɔɾoniˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪ɔɹoni/, [ˈt̪ɔɹoniˑ]

Noun

তরণী • (toroni)

  1. boat

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative তরণী (toroni)
objective তরণী / তরণীকে (toroni (semantically general or indefinite) / toronike (semantically definite))
genitive তরণীর (toronir)
locative তরণীতে (toronite)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative তরণীটা , তরণীটি (toroniṭa (colloquial), toroniṭi (formal)) তরণীগুলা, তরণীগুলো (toronigula (colloquial), toronigulo (formal))
objective তরণীটা, তরণীটি (toroniṭa (colloquial), toroniṭi (formal)) তরণীগুলা, তরণীগুলো (toronigula (colloquial), toronigulo (formal))
genitive তরণীটার, তরণীটির (toroniṭar (colloquial), toroniṭir (formal)) তরণীগুলার, তরণীগুলোর (toronigular (colloquial), toronigulor (formal))
locative তরণীটাতে / তরণীটায়, তরণীটিতে (toroniṭate / toroniṭay (colloquial), toroniṭite (formal)) তরণীগুলাতে / তরণীগুলায়, তরণীগুলোতে (toronigulate / toronigulay (colloquial), toronigulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Further reading

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “তরণী”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]