তিন্দু

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit তিন্দু (tindu). Compare Odia ତିନ୍ଦୁ (tindu), Hindi तिंदु (tindu), and also तेंदू (tendū), टिंडा (ṭiṇḍā, “apple gourd”).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ind̪u/, [ˈt̪ind̪uˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ind̪u/, [ˈt̪ind̪uˑ]

Noun

তিন্দু • (tindu)

various ebony and persimmon species (Diospyros)
Synonyms: তিন্দুক (tinduk), গাব (gab)
fruit of such Diospyros species, such as the velvet apple

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	তিন্দু (tindu)
objective	তিন্দু / তিন্দুকে (tindu (semantically general or indefinite) / tinduke (semantically definite))
genitive	তিন্দুর (tindur)
locative	তিন্দুতে / তিন্দুয় (tindute / tinduẏ)

definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	তিন্দুটি , তিন্দুটা (tinduṭi, tinduṭa)	তিন্দুগুলি, তিন্দুগুলা, তিন্দুগুলো (tinduguli, tindugula, tindugulō)
objective	তিন্দুটি, তিন্দুটা (tinduṭi, tinduṭa)	তিন্দুগুলি, তিন্দুগুলা, তিন্দুগুলো (tinduguli, tindugula, tindugulō)
genitive	তিন্দুটির, তিন্দুটার (tinduṭir, tinduṭar)	তিন্দুগুলির, তিন্দুগুলার, তিন্দুগুলোর (tindugulir, tindugular, tindugulōr)
locative	তিন্দুটিতে, তিন্দুটাতে, তিন্দুটায় (tinduṭite, tinduṭate, tinduṭaẏ)	তিন্দুগুলিতে, তিন্দুগুলাতে, তিন্দুগুলায়, তিন্দুগুলোতে (tindugulite, tindugulate, tindugulaẏ, tindugulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “তিন্দু,%20তিন্দুক”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “তিন্দু,%20তিন্দুক”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “তিন্দু,%20তিন্দুক”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
“তিন্দু”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.