জ্ঞান

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Assamese

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

Noun

জ্ঞান • (gyan)

  1. knowledge
  2. intelligence

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡæ̃n/, , /ɡæn/, , /ɡi̯æ̃n/, , /ɡi̯æn/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡæ̃n/, , /ɡæn/, , /ɡi̯æ̃n/, , /ɡi̯æn/,
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Noun

জ্ঞান • (gễn)

  1. knowledge
  2. wisdom
  3. sense
  4. cognition
  5. enlightenment
  6. intelligence
  7. learning
  8. erudition

Declension

Inflection of জ্ঞান
nominative জ্ঞান
gễn
objective জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে
gễn (semantically general or indefinite) / gễnke (semantically definite)
genitive জ্ঞানের
gễner
locative জ্ঞানে
gễne
Indefinite forms
nominative জ্ঞান
gễn
objective জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে
gễn (semantically general or indefinite) / gễnke (semantically definite)
genitive জ্ঞানের
gễner
locative জ্ঞানে
gễne
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative জ্ঞানটা , জ্ঞানটি
gễnṭa (colloquial), gễnṭi (formal) 		জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো
gễngula (colloquial), gễngulo (formal)
objective জ্ঞানটা, জ্ঞানটি
gễnṭa (colloquial), gễnṭi (formal) 		জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো
gễngula (colloquial), gễngulo (formal)
genitive জ্ঞানটার, জ্ঞানটির
gễnṭar (colloquial), gễnṭir (formal) 		জ্ঞানগুলার, জ্ঞানগুলোর
gễngular (colloquial), gễngulor (formal)
locative জ্ঞানটাতে / জ্ঞানটায়, জ্ঞানটিতে
gễnṭate / gễnṭay (colloquial), gễnṭite (formal) 		জ্ঞানগুলাতে / জ্ঞানগুলায়, জ্ঞানগুলোতে
gễngulate / gễngulay (colloquial), gễngulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জ্ঞান”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
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