বাবুই

Bengali

Etymology

Possibly connected to Sanskrit বায় (bāẏa, weaver).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /babu̯i/, [ˈbabu̯iˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /babu̯i/, [ˈbabu̯iˑ]

Noun

বাবুই • (babui)

  1. weaverbird, widow bird

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative বাবুই (babui)
objective বাবুইকে (babuike)
genitive বাবুইর (babuir)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative বাবুইটা, বাবুইটি (babuiṭa (colloquial), babuiṭi (formal)) বাবুইরা (babuira)
objective বাবুইটাকে, বাবুইটিকে (babuiṭake (colloquial), babuiṭike (formal)) বাবুইদের(কে) (babuider(ke))
genitive বাবুইটার, বাবুইটির (babuiṭar (colloquial), babuiṭir (formal)) বাবুইদের (babuider)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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