ঊণ

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Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā). Cognate with Assamese উণ (un), Odia ଉନ୍ନା (unnā), as well as Hindustani اون / ऊन (ūn), Punjabi ਉੱਨ (unna), Nepali उन् (un). Doublet of ঊর্ণা (urna) and উল (ul).

Pronunciation

Noun

ঊণ (un)

  1. wool
    Synonym: মেষলোম (meslōm)

Declension

Inflection of ঊণ
nominative ঊণ
un
objective ঊণ / ঊণকে
un (semantically general or indefinite) / unke (semantically definite)
genitive ঊণের
uner
locative ঊণে
une
Indefinite forms
nominative ঊণ
un
objective ঊণ / ঊণকে
un (semantically general or indefinite) / unke (semantically definite)
genitive ঊণের
uner
locative ঊণে
une
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঊণটা , ঊণটি
unṭa (colloquial), unṭi (formal)
ঊণগুলা, ঊণগুলো
ungula (colloquial), ungulo (formal)
objective ঊণটা, ঊণটি
unṭa (colloquial), unṭi (formal)
ঊণগুলা, ঊণগুলো
ungula (colloquial), ungulo (formal)
genitive ঊণটার, ঊণটির
unṭar (colloquial), unṭir (formal)
ঊণগুলার, ঊণগুলোর
ungular (colloquial), ungulor (formal)
locative ঊণটাতে / ঊণটায়, ঊণটিতে
unṭate / unṭay (colloquial), unṭite (formal)
ঊণগুলাতে / ঊণগুলায়, ঊণগুলোতে
ungulate / ungulay (colloquial), ungulote (formal)
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) “ঊণ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]