ঘড়ি
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ঘড়ি (ghoṛi)
Bengali
Alternative forms
- ঘড়ী (ghoṛi)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀟𑀻 (ghaḍī), from Sanskrit घटी (ghaṭī, “pot, water-clock”), the feminine form of घट (ghaṭa, “pot”). Cognate with Odia ଘଡ଼ୀ (ghaṛi). Doublet of ঘড়া (ghoṛa, “large earthen water pot”).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡʱoɽi/, , /ɡʱoɾi/,
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡʱoɹi/,
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- Rhymes: -oɽi, -oɾi
- Hyphenation: ঘ‧ড়ি
Noun
ঘড়ি • (ghoṛi)
- timepiece:
- (now historical) water clock
- (now historical) gong, bell
- clock
- watch
- short time period
- (obsolete) small pitcher
Inflection
| Inflection of ঘড়ি | |||
| nominative | ঘড়ি ghoṛi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | ঘড়ি / ঘড়িকে ghoṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / ghoṛike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | ঘড়ির ghoṛir | ||
| locative | ঘড়িতে ghoṛite | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | ঘড়ি ghoṛi | ||
| objective | ঘড়ি / ঘড়িকে ghoṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / ghoṛike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | ঘড়ির ghoṛir | ||
| locative | ঘড়িতে ghoṛite | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ঘড়িটা , ঘড়িটি ghoṛiṭa (colloquial), ghoṛiṭi (formal) |
ঘড়িগুলা, ঘড়িগুলো ghoṛigula (colloquial), ghoṛigulo (formal) | |
| objective | ঘড়িটা, ঘড়িটি ghoṛiṭa (colloquial), ghoṛiṭi (formal) |
ঘড়িগুলা, ঘড়িগুলো ghoṛigula (colloquial), ghoṛigulo (formal) | |
| genitive | ঘড়িটার, ঘড়িটির ghoṛiṭar (colloquial), ghoṛiṭir (formal) |
ঘড়িগুলার, ঘড়িগুলোর ghoṛigular (colloquial), ghoṛigulor (formal) | |
| locative | ঘড়িটাতে / ঘড়িটায়, ঘড়িটিতে ghoṛiṭate / ghoṛiṭay (colloquial), ghoṛiṭite (formal) |
ঘড়িগুলাতে / ঘড়িগুলায়, ঘড়িগুলোতে ghoṛigulate / ghoṛigulay (colloquial), ghoṛigulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||