কাঁটা

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Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka). Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠣꠐꠣ (xaṭa).

Pronunciation

Noun

কাঁটা (kãta)

  1. thorn, twig
    Synonyms: হুল (hul), মঘা (mogha)
  2. fishbone

Declension

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, thorn, prickle, fishbone), from कृन्तति (kṛntati), from the root कृत् (kṛt, to cut). Doublet of কাটা (kaṭa) and কার্তিক (kartik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kã.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: কাঁ‧টা

Noun

কাঁটা (kãṭa)

  1. fishbone
    মাছে যত বেশি কাঁটা থাকবে তত ভাল খেতে হবে।
    mache ĵoto beśi kãṭa thakbe toto bhalo khete hobe.
    The more bones a fish has, the better it'll taste.
  2. thorn
    এই ফুলের কাঁটায় ভীষণ ধার।
    ei phuler kãṭaẏ bhīṣoṇ dhar.
    This flower's thorns are extremely sharp.
    (literally, “In this flower's thorns great sharpness.”)
  3. fork
    এটা কাঁটা দিয়ে খেতে হবে।
    eṭa kãṭa diẏe khete hobe.
    You have to eat this with a fork.
  4. needle, hand, or other similar pointing device
    Synonym: হাত (hat)
    কম্পাসের কাঁটাটা ঘুরছে না কেন?
    kompaser kãṭaṭa ghurche na keno?
    /kompaser kãṭaṭa ghurche na kænō/
    Why isn't the compass needle spinning?

Inflection

Inflection of কাঁটা
nominative কাঁটা
kãṭa
objective কাঁটা / কাঁটাকে
kãṭa (semantically general or indefinite) / kãṭake (semantically definite)
genitive কাঁটার
kãṭar
locative কাঁটাতে / কাঁটায়
kãṭate / kãṭaẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative কাঁটা
kãṭa
objective কাঁটা / কাঁটাকে
kãṭa (semantically general or indefinite) / kãṭake (semantically definite)
genitive কাঁটার
kãṭar
locative কাঁটাতে / কাঁটায়
kãṭate / kãṭaẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative কাঁটাটি , কাঁটাটা
kãṭaṭi, kãṭaṭa
কাঁটাগুলি, কাঁটাগুলা, কাঁটাগুলো
kãṭaguli, kãṭagula, kãṭagulō
objective কাঁটাটি, কাঁটাটা
kãṭaṭi, kãṭaṭa
কাঁটাগুলি, কাঁটাগুলা, কাঁটাগুলো
kãṭaguli, kãṭagula, kãṭagulō
genitive কাঁটাটির, কাঁটাটার
kãṭaṭir, kãṭaṭar
কাঁটাগুলির, কাঁটাগুলার, কাঁটাগুলোর
kãṭagulir, kãṭagular, kãṭagulōr
locative কাঁটাটিতে, কাঁটাটাতে, কাঁটাটায়
kãṭaṭite, kãṭaṭate, kãṭaṭaẏ
কাঁটাগুলিতে, কাঁটাগুলাতে, কাঁটাগুলায়, কাঁটাগুলোতে
kãṭagulite, kãṭagulate, kãṭagulaẏ, kãṭagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).