লবঙ্গ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लवङ्ग (lavaṅga). Doublet of লঙ্গ (loṅgo).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /lɔboŋɡo/, [ˈlɔboŋɡoˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /lɔboŋɡo/, [ˈlɔboŋɡoˑ]

Noun

লবঙ্গ • (loboṅgo)

  1. (spice) clove
  2. (tree) clove, Syzygium aromaticum

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative লবঙ্গ (loboṅgo)
objective লবঙ্গ / লবঙ্গকে (loboṅgo (semantically general or indefinite) / loboṅgoke (semantically definite))
genitive লবঙ্গের (loboṅger)
locative লবঙ্গে (loboṅge)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative লবঙ্গটি, লবঙ্গটা (loboṅgoṭi, loboṅgoṭa) লবঙ্গগুলি, লবঙ্গগুলা, লবঙ্গগুলো (loboṅgoguli, loboṅgogula, loboṅgogulō)
objective লবঙ্গটি, লবঙ্গটা (loboṅgoṭi, loboṅgoṭa) লবঙ্গগুলি, লবঙ্গগুলা, লবঙ্গগুলো (loboṅgoguli, loboṅgogula, loboṅgogulō)
genitive লবঙ্গটির, লবঙ্গটার (loboṅgoṭir, loboṅgoṭar) লবঙ্গগুলির, লবঙ্গগুলার, লবঙ্গগুলোর (loboṅgogulir, loboṅgogular, loboṅgogulōr)
locative লবঙ্গটিতে, লবঙ্গটাতে, লবঙ্গটায় (loboṅgoṭite, loboṅgoṭate, loboṅgoṭaẏ) লবঙ্গগুলিতে, লবঙ্গগুলাতে, লবঙ্গগুলায়, লবঙ্গগুলোতে (loboṅgogulite, loboṅgogulate, loboṅgogulaẏ, loboṅgogulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • লবঙ্গকলিকা (loboṅgoklika)
  • লবঙ্গলতা (loboṅgolota)
  • লবঙ্গলতিকা (loboṅgolotika)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “10977”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press