কৎবেল

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কৎবেল (Limonia acidissima)

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, কৎ (kot) +‎ বেল (bel, fruit), with the first element likely from কয়থ (koẏoth). Compare Hindustani کٹھبيل / कठबेल (kaṭhbel) and also Thai มะขวิด (má-kwìt).

Pronunciation

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kɔt̪bel/,
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Noun

কৎবেল (kôtbel)

  1. (fruit) wood apple, elephant apple (Limonia acidissima, syn. Feronia elephantum)
    Synonyms: কপিত্থ (kôpitthô), কয়থ (koẏoth), কয়েথ (koẏeth), কপীষ্ট (kôpīṣṭô), মঙ্গল্য (môṅgôllô)

Declension

Inflection of কৎবেল
nominative কৎবেল
kôtbel
objective কৎবেল / কৎবেলকে
kôtbel (semantically general or indefinite) / kôtbelke (semantically definite)
genitive কৎবেলের
kôtbeler
locative কৎবেলে
kôtbele
Indefinite forms
nominative কৎবেল
kôtbel
objective কৎবেল / কৎবেলকে
kôtbel (semantically general or indefinite) / kôtbelke (semantically definite)
genitive কৎবেলের
kôtbeler
locative কৎবেলে
kôtbele
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative কৎবেলটা , কৎবেলটি
kôtbelṭa (colloquial), kôtbelṭi (formal)
কৎবেলগুলা, কৎবেলগুলো
kôtbelgula (colloquial), kôtbelgulo (formal)
objective কৎবেলটা, কৎবেলটি
kôtbelṭa (colloquial), kôtbelṭi (formal)
কৎবেলগুলা, কৎবেলগুলো
kôtbelgula (colloquial), kôtbelgulo (formal)
genitive কৎবেলটার, কৎবেলটির
kôtbelṭar (colloquial), kôtbelṭir (formal)
কৎবেলগুলার, কৎবেলগুলোর
kôtbelgular (colloquial), kôtbelgulor (formal)
locative কৎবেলটাতে / কৎবেলটায়, কৎবেলটিতে
kôtbelṭate / kôtbelṭay (colloquial), kôtbelṭite (formal)
কৎবেলগুলাতে / কৎবেলগুলায়, কৎবেলগুলোতে
kôtbelgulate / kôtbelgulay (colloquial), kôtbelgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Carey, William (1839) “Elephant-apple”, in A Dictionary of the Bengalee Language, Third edition, volume II, Serampore, page 127