Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha), from Sanskrit গূথ (gūtha), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g(ʷ)uH-. Cognate with Sylheti ꠉꠥ (gu).
গু • (gu)
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| specific | not specific | ||||||||
| informal | formal | ||||||||
| absolutive | গু gu |
গুখিনি gukhini |
গুবোৰ gubür |
গুবিলাক gubilak |
গুসমূহ guxomuh | ||||
| ergative | গুৱে gue |
গুখিনিয়ে gukhinie |
গুবোৰে gubüre |
গুবিলাকে gubilake |
গুসমূহে guxomuhe | ||||
| accusative | গুক guk |
গুখিনিক gukhinik |
গুবোৰক gubürok |
গুবিলাকক gubilakok |
গুসমূহক guxomuhok | ||||
| genitive | গুৰ gur |
গুখিনিৰ gukhinir |
গুবোৰৰ gubüror |
গুবিলাকৰ gubilakor |
গুসমূহৰ guxomuhor | ||||
| dative | গুলৈ guloi |
গুখিনিলৈ gukhiniloi |
গুবোৰলৈ gubüroloi |
গুবিলাকলৈ gubilakoloi |
গুসমূহলৈ guxomuholoi | ||||
| instrumental | গুৰে gure |
গুখিনিৰে gukhinire |
গুবোৰেৰে gubürere |
গুবিলাকেৰে gubilakere |
গুসমূহেৰে guxomuhere | ||||
| locative | গুত gut |
গুখিনিত gukhinit |
গুবোৰত gubürot |
গুবিলাকত gubilakot |
গুসমূহত guxomuhot | ||||
| Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases. | |||||||||
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha), from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *guHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷuh₁-tHó-s. The phonemic long vowel in Modern Bengali is owing to the word being a monosyllable.
গু • (gu)