Inherited from Sanskrit डयन (ḍayana, “bird's flight”), from the root डी (ḍī, “to fly”) + -अन (-ana, nominal suffix), back-formed from उड्डी (uḍḍī) under the influence of the unretroflexed variant दी (dī), probably formed as a root for the verb उड्डीयते (uḍḍīyate), whence also উড়া (uṛa).
ডানা • (ḍana)
| Inflection of ডানা | |||
| nominative | ডানা ḍana | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | ডানা / ডানাকে ḍana (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍanake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | ডানার ḍanar | ||
| locative | ডানাতে / ডানায় ḍanate / ḍanaẏ | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | ডানা ḍana | ||
| objective | ডানা / ডানাকে ḍana (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍanake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | ডানার ḍanar | ||
| locative | ডানাতে / ডানায় ḍanate / ḍanaẏ | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ডানাটি , ডানাটা ḍanaṭi, ḍanaṭa |
ডানাগুলি, ডানাগুলা, ডানাগুলো ḍanaguli, ḍanagula, ḍanagulō | |
| objective | ডানাটি, ডানাটা ḍanaṭi, ḍanaṭa |
ডানাগুলি, ডানাগুলা, ডানাগুলো ḍanaguli, ḍanagula, ḍanagulō | |
| genitive | ডানাটির, ডানাটার ḍanaṭir, ḍanaṭar |
ডানাগুলির, ডানাগুলার, ডানাগুলোর ḍanagulir, ḍanagular, ḍanagulōr | |
| locative | ডানাটিতে, ডানাটাতে, ডানাটায় ḍanaṭite, ḍanaṭate, ḍanaṭaẏ |
ডানাগুলিতে, ডানাগুলাতে, ডানাগুলায়, ডানাগুলোতে ḍanagulite, ḍanagulate, ḍanagulaẏ, ḍanagulōte | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||