রেল

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from English rail.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /rel/, [ˈreːl], [ˈrel]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɹel/, [ɹel]

Noun

রেল • (rel)

  1. rail
  2. railway, railroad, railway line
  3. railings
    Synonym: রেলিং (reliṅ)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative রেল (rel)
objective রেল / রেলকে (rel (semantically general or indefinite) / relke (semantically definite))
genitive রেলের (reler)
locative রেলে (rele)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative রেলটা , রেলটি (relṭa (colloquial), relṭi (formal)) রেলগুলা, রেলগুলো (relgula (colloquial), relgulo (formal))
objective রেলটা, রেলটি (relṭa (colloquial), relṭi (formal)) রেলগুলা, রেলগুলো (relgula (colloquial), relgulo (formal))
genitive রেলটার, রেলটির (relṭar (colloquial), relṭir (formal)) রেলগুলার, রেলগুলোর (relgular (colloquial), relgulor (formal))
locative রেলটাতে / রেলটায়, রেলটিতে (relṭate / relṭay (colloquial), relṭite (formal)) রেলগুলাতে / রেলগুলায়, রেলগুলোতে (relgulate / relgulay (colloquial), relgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “রেল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • রেল”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.