বঙালী

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangālah), ultimately derived from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga) + Bengali আল (al, mound) + the Persian suffix ـی (-i). Compare Bengali বাঙ্গালী (baṅgalī), Arabic بَنْغَالِيّ (banḡāliyy), Persian بنگالی (bangâli), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī).

Adjective

বঙালী • (boṅali)

  1. Bengali, of Bengali

Noun

বঙালী • (boṅali)

  1. Bengali people
    Synonym: বঙাল (boṅal)

Declension

Inflection of বঙালী
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal
absolutive বঙালী (boṅali) বঙালীগৰাকী (boṅaligoraki) বঙালীকেইগৰাকী (boṅalikeigoraki) বঙালীবোৰ (boṅalibür) বঙালীবিলাক (boṅalibilak)
ergative বঙালীয়ে (boṅalie) বঙালীগৰাকীয়ে (boṅaligorakie) বঙালীকেইগৰাকীয়ে (boṅalikeigorakie) বঙালীবোৰে (boṅalibüre) বঙালীবিলাকে (boṅalibilake)
accusative বঙালীক (boṅalik) বঙালীগৰাকীক (boṅaligorakik) বঙালীকেইগৰাকীক (boṅalikeigorakik) বঙালীবোৰক (boṅalibürok) বঙালীবিলাকক (boṅalibilakok)
genitive বঙালীৰ (boṅalir) বঙালীগৰাকীৰ (boṅaligorakir) বঙালীকেইগৰাকীৰ (boṅalikeigorakir) বঙালীবোৰৰ (boṅalibüror) বঙালীবিলাকৰ (boṅalibilakor)
dative বঙালীলৈ (boṅaliloi) বঙালীগৰাকীলৈ (boṅaligorakiloi) বঙালীকেইগৰাকীলৈ (boṅalikeigorakiloi) বঙালীবোৰলৈ (boṅalibüroloi) বঙালীবিলাকলৈ (boṅalibilakoloi)
instrumental বঙালীৰে (boṅalire) বঙালীগৰাকীৰে (boṅaligorakire) বঙালীকেইগৰাকীৰে (boṅalikeigorakire) বঙালীবোৰেৰে (boṅalibürere) বঙালীবিলাকেৰে (boṅalibilakere)
locative বঙালীত (boṅalit) বঙালীগৰাকীত (boṅaligorakit) বঙালীকেইগৰাকীত (boṅalikeigorakit) বঙালীবোৰত (boṅalibürot) বঙালীবিলাকত (boṅalibilakot)

Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Proper noun

বঙালী • (boṅali)

  1. Bengali language
    Synonyms: বঙালী ভাষা (boṅali bhaxa), বাংলা (baṅla)

Declension

Inflection of বঙালী
absolutive বঙালী (boṅali)
ergative বঙালীয়ে (boṅalie)
accusative বঙালী / বঙালীক (boṅali / boṅalik)
genitive বঙালীৰ (boṅalir)
dative বঙালীলৈ (boṅaliloi)
instrumental বঙালীৰে (boṅalire)
locative বঙালীত (boṅalit)

Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead.
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re).