Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit পক্ষিন্ (pakṣín, “bird”, literally “winged”). Compare Punjabi ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī), Old Hindi पंषी (paṃkhī). Doublet of পক্ষী (pokkhi), a tatsama, and পাখি (pakhi), a tadbhava.
পঙ্খী • (poṅkhi)
| Inflection of পঙ্খী | |||
| nominative | পঙ্খী poṅkhi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | পঙ্খীকে poṅkhike | ||
| genitive | পঙ্খীর poṅkhir | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | পঙ্খী poṅkhi | ||
| objective | পঙ্খীকে poṅkhike | ||
| genitive | পঙ্খীর poṅkhir | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | পঙ্খীটা, পঙ্খীটি poṅkhiṭa (colloquial), poṅkhiṭi (formal) |
পঙ্খীরা poṅkhira | |
| objective | পঙ্খীটাকে, পঙ্খীটিকে poṅkhiṭake (colloquial), poṅkhiṭike (formal) |
পঙ্খীদের(কে) poṅkhider(ke) | |
| genitive | পঙ্খীটার, পঙ্খীটির poṅkhiṭar (colloquial), poṅkhiṭir (formal) |
পঙ্খীদের poṅkhider | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||