ভাজ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit भ्रातृजाया (bhrātṛjāyā).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bʱad͡ʒ/, [ˈbʱad͡ʒ], [ˈvad͡ʒ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bʱadʑ/, [ˈbʱadʑ], [ˈvadʑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /bʱad̪z/, [ɓad̪z], [ˈbáz]

Noun

ভাজ • (bhaj)

  1. sister-in-law

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative ভাজ (bhaj)
objective ভাজকে (bhaj (semantically general or indefinite) / bhajke (semantically definite))
genitive ভাজের (bhajer)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ভাজটা, ভাজটি (bhajṭa (colloquial), bhajṭi (formal)) ভাজেরা (bhajera)
objective ভাজটাকে, ভাজটিকে (bhajṭake (colloquial), bhajṭike (formal)) ভাজদের(কে) (bhajder(ke))
genitive ভাজটার, ভাজটির (bhajṭar (colloquial), bhajṭir (formal)) ভাজদের (bhajder)
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) “ভাজ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]