পাঁজর

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • পাঁজরা (pãjra)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पञ्जर (pañjara).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pãd͡ʒɔɾ/, [ˈpãd͡ʒɔɾ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /padʑɔɹ/, [ˈpadʑɔɹ]
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  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /pad̪zɔɾ/, [ˈpad̪zɔɾ], [ˈɸazɔɹ]

Noun

পাঁজর • (pãjor)

  1. the ribs; thorax; rib bone, rib

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative পাঁজর (pãjor)
objective পাঁজর / পাঁজরকে (pãjor (semantically general or indefinite) / pãjorke (semantically definite))
genitive পাঁজরের (pãjorer)
locative পাঁজরে (pãjore)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative পাঁজরটা , পাঁজরটি (pãjorṭa (colloquial), pãjorṭi (formal)) পাঁজরগুলা, পাঁজরগুলো (pãjorgula (colloquial), pãjorgulo (formal))
objective পাঁজরটা, পাঁজরটি (pãjorṭa (colloquial), pãjorṭi (formal)) পাঁজরগুলা, পাঁজরগুলো (pãjorgula (colloquial), pãjorgulo (formal))
genitive পাঁজরটার, পাঁজরটির (pãjorṭar (colloquial), pãjorṭir (formal)) পাঁজরগুলার, পাঁজরগুলোর (pãjorgular (colloquial), pãjorgulor (formal))
locative পাঁজরটাতে / পাঁজরটায়, পাঁজরটিতে (pãjorṭate / pãjorṭay (colloquial), pãjorṭite (formal)) পাঁজরগুলাতে / পাঁজরগুলায়, পাঁজরগুলোতে (pãjorgulate / pãjorgulay (colloquial), pãjorgulote (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) “পাঁজর,_পাঁজরা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]