পঙ্খী

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • পঙ্খি (poṅkhi), পংখি (poṅkhi), পংখী (poṅkhi)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit পক্ষিন্ (pakṣín, bird, literally winged). Compare Punjabi ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī), Old Hindi पंषी (paṃkhī). Doublet of পক্ষী (pokkhi), a tatsama, and পাখি (pakhi), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɔŋkʰi/, [ˈpɔŋkʰiˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɔŋkʰi/, [ˈpɔŋkʰiˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /pɔŋkʰi/, [ˈpɔŋkʰiˑ], [ˈɸɔŋxiˑ]

Noun

পঙ্খী • (poṅkhi)

  1. bird

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative পঙ্খী (poṅkhi)
objective পঙ্খীকে (poṅkhike)
genitive পঙ্খীর (poṅkhir)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative পঙ্খীটা, পঙ্খীটি (poṅkhiṭa (colloquial), poṅkhiṭi (formal)) পঙ্খীরা (poṅkhira)
objective পঙ্খীটাকে, পঙ্খীটিকে (poṅkhiṭake (colloquial), poṅkhiṭike (formal)) পঙ্খীদের(কে) (poṅkhider(ke))
genitive পঙ্খীটার, পঙ্খীটির (poṅkhiṭar (colloquial), poṅkhiṭir (formal)) পঙ্খীদের (poṅkhider)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • ময়ূরপঙ্খী (moẏuropoṅkhi)
  • পঙ্খীরাজ (poṅkhiraj)