বুক

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बुक्क (bukka). Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠥꠇ (buk), Assamese বুকু (buku), Odia ବୁକୁ (buku), Romani buko (liver; lung), Marathi बोका (bokā, kidney; chest), Sinhalese බොක්ක (bokka, belly​).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /buk/, [ˈbuːk], [ˈbuk]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /buk/, [ˈbuːk], [ˈbuk]

Noun

বুক • (buk)

  1. chest, thorax, breast, bosom
  2. (figurative) heart
  3. (figurative) courage

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative বুক (buk)
objective বুক / বুককে (buk (semantically general or indefinite) / bukke (semantically definite))
genitive বুকের (buker)
locative বুকে (buke)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative বুকটা , বুকটি (bukṭa (colloquial), bukṭi (formal)) বুকগুলা, বুকগুলো (bukgula (colloquial), bukgulo (formal))
objective বুকটা, বুকটি (bukṭa (colloquial), bukṭi (formal)) বুকগুলা, বুকগুলো (bukgula (colloquial), bukgulo (formal))
genitive বুকটার, বুকটির (bukṭar (colloquial), bukṭir (formal)) বুকগুলার, বুকগুলোর (bukgular (colloquial), bukgulor (formal))
locative বুকটাতে / বুকটায়, বুকটিতে (bukṭate / bukṭay (colloquial), bukṭite (formal)) বুকগুলাতে / বুকগুলায়, বুকগুলোতে (bukgulate / bukgulay (colloquial), bukgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • বুক চিতানো (buk citanō)
  • বুকখোলা (bukkhōla)
  • বুকচেরা (bukcera)
  • বুকঠোকা (bukṭhōka)
  • বুকডন (bukoḍon)
  • বুকপকেট (bukpokeṭ)
  • বুকপাটা (bukpaṭa)
  • বুকফাটা (bukphaṭa)
  • বুকবাঁধা (bukbãdha)
  • বুকভরা (bukbhora)
  • বুকভাঙা (bukbhaṅa)
  • বুকযুক্ত (bukojukto)