Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नौका (naukā), a diminutive of नौ (nau), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin nāvis (“ship”), Persian ناو (nâv). Doublet of নৌ (nōu) and নাও (naō).
নৌকা • (nōuka)
| Inflection of নৌকা | |||
| nominative | নৌকা nōuka | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | নৌকা / নৌকাকে nōuka (semantically general or indefinite) / nōukake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | নৌকার nōukar | ||
| locative | নৌকাতে / নৌকায় nōukate / nōukaẏ | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | নৌকা nōuka | ||
| objective | নৌকা / নৌকাকে nōuka (semantically general or indefinite) / nōukake (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | নৌকার nōukar | ||
| locative | নৌকাতে / নৌকায় nōukate / nōukaẏ | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | নৌকাটি , নৌকাটা nōukaṭi, nōukaṭa |
নৌকাগুলি, নৌকাগুলা, নৌকাগুলো nōukaguli, nōukagula, nōukagulō | |
| objective | নৌকাটি, নৌকাটা nōukaṭi, nōukaṭa |
নৌকাগুলি, নৌকাগুলা, নৌকাগুলো nōukaguli, nōukagula, nōukagulō | |
| genitive | নৌকাটির, নৌকাটার nōukaṭir, nōukaṭar |
নৌকাগুলির, নৌকাগুলার, নৌকাগুলোর nōukagulir, nōukagular, nōukagulōr | |
| locative | নৌকাটিতে, নৌকাটাতে, নৌকাটায় nōukaṭite, nōukaṭate, nōukaṭaẏ |
নৌকাগুলিতে, নৌকাগুলাতে, নৌকাগুলায়, নৌকাগুলোতে nōukagulite, nōukagulate, nōukagulaẏ, nōukagulōte | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
নৌকা (nouka)