বালক

Bengali

Etymology

From Sanskrit बालक (bālaka).

Noun

বালক • (balokm

  1. child, boy, youth
  2. An inexperienced person
    তুমি এখনো বালক আছ
    tumi ekhonō balok ach
    You are still a child
  3. synonym of ছেলে (chele)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative বালক (balok)
objective বালককে (balok (semantically general or indefinite) / balokke (semantically definite))
genitive বালকের (baloker)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative বালকটা, বালকটি (balokṭa (colloquial), balokṭi (formal)) বালকেরা (balokera)
objective বালকটাকে, বালকটিকে (balokṭake (colloquial), balokṭike (formal)) বালকদের(কে) (balokder(ke))
genitive বালকটার, বালকটির (balokṭar (colloquial), balokṭir (formal)) বালকদের (balokder)
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) “বালক”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, বালক, Government of Bangladesh