নৈকট্য

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नैकट्य (naikaṭya). By surface analysis, নৈকট (nōikoṭ) +‎ -য (-jo).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /noi̯koʈːo/, [ˈnoi̯koʈːoˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /noi̯kotːo/, [ˈnoi̯kotːoˑ]

Noun

নৈকট্য • (nōikoṭṭo)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	নৈকট্য (noikoṭṭo)
objective	নৈকট্য / নৈকট্যকে (noikoṭṭo (semantically general or indefinite) / noikoṭṭoke (semantically definite))
genitive	নৈকট্যের (noikoṭṭer)
locative	নৈকট্যে (noikoṭṭe)

definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	নৈকট্যটি, নৈকট্যটা (noikoṭṭoṭi, noikoṭṭoṭa)	নৈকট্যগুলি, নৈকট্যগুলা, নৈকট্যগুলো (noikoṭṭoguli, noikoṭṭogula, noikoṭṭogulō)
objective	নৈকট্যটি, নৈকট্যটা (noikoṭṭoṭi, noikoṭṭoṭa)	নৈকট্যগুলি, নৈকট্যগুলা, নৈকট্যগুলো (noikoṭṭoguli, noikoṭṭogula, noikoṭṭogulō)
genitive	নৈকট্যটির, নৈকট্যটার (noikoṭṭoṭir, noikoṭṭoṭar)	নৈকট্যগুলির, নৈকট্যগুলার, নৈকট্যগুলোর (noikoṭṭogulir, noikoṭṭogular, noikoṭṭogulōr)
locative	নৈকট্যটিতে, নৈকট্যটাতে, নৈকট্যটায় (noikoṭṭoṭite, noikoṭṭoṭate, noikoṭṭoṭaẏ)	নৈকট্যগুলিতে, নৈকট্যগুলাতে, নৈকট্যগুলায়, নৈকট্যগুলোতে (noikoṭṭogulite, noikoṭṭogulate, noikoṭṭogulaẏ, noikoṭṭogulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “নৈকট্য”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “নৈকট্য”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “নৈকট্য”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “নৈকট্য”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7^th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
“নৈকট্য”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.