পিঁপড়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • পিপড়া (pipṛa)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali পিঁপডা (pim̐paḍā), nasalized from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟𑀸 (pippaḍā), from a substrate (compare Sanskrit पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)).[1] Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠤꠙꠠꠣ (fifṛa), Assamese পিপৰা (pipora), Odia ପିମ୍ପୁଡ଼ି (pimpuṛi), Magahi 𑂣𑂱𑂁𑂣𑂚𑂲 (pimpaṛī), 𑂣𑂱𑂣𑂩𑂲 (piprī). Artificial or spontaneous nasalization is common in eastern Indo-Aryan languages, along with a more prominent presence of the velar nasal. Doublet of পিপীলিকা (pipilika).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pĩpɔɽa/, [ˈpĩpɔɽaˑ], /pĩpɔɾa/, [ˈpĩpɔɾaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pipɔɹa/, [ˈpipɔɹaˑ]
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Noun

পিঁপড়া • (pĩpṛa)

  1. ant

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative পিঁপড়া (pĩpṛa)
objective পিঁপড়াকে (pĩpṛake)
genitive পিঁপড়ার (pĩpṛar)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative পিঁপড়াটা, পিঁপড়াটি (pĩpṛaṭa (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭi (formal)) পিঁপড়ারা (pĩpṛara)
objective পিঁপড়াটাকে, পিঁপড়াটিকে (pĩpṛaṭake (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭike (formal)) পিঁপড়াদের(কে) (pĩpṛader(ke))
genitive পিঁপড়াটার, পিঁপড়াটির (pĩpṛaṭar (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭir (formal)) পিঁপড়াদের (pĩpṛader)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pipila”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 463