Inherited from Old Bengali পিঁপডা (pim̐paḍā), nasalized from Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟𑀸 (pippaḍā), from a substrate (compare Sanskrit पिपीलिका (pipīlikā)).[1] Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠤꠙꠠꠣ (fifṛa), Assamese পিপৰা (pipora), Odia ପିମ୍ପୁଡ଼ି (pimpuṛi), Magahi 𑂣𑂱𑂁𑂣𑂚𑂲 (pimpaṛī), 𑂣𑂱𑂣𑂩𑂲 (piprī). Artificial or spontaneous nasalization is common in eastern Indo-Aryan languages, along with a more prominent presence of the velar nasal. Doublet of পিপীলিকা (pipilika).
পিঁপড়া • (pĩpṛa)
| Inflection of পিঁপড়া | |||
| nominative | পিঁপড়া pĩpṛa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | পিঁপড়াকে pĩpṛake | ||
| genitive | পিঁপড়ার pĩpṛar | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | পিঁপড়া pĩpṛa | ||
| objective | পিঁপড়াকে pĩpṛake | ||
| genitive | পিঁপড়ার pĩpṛar | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | পিঁপড়াটা, পিঁপড়াটি pĩpṛaṭa (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭi (formal) |
পিঁপড়ারা pĩpṛara | |
| objective | পিঁপড়াটাকে, পিঁপড়াটিকে pĩpṛaṭake (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭike (formal) |
পিঁপড়াদের(কে) pĩpṛader(ke) | |
| genitive | পিঁপড়াটার, পিঁপড়াটির pĩpṛaṭar (colloquial), pĩpṛaṭir (formal) |
পিঁপড়াদের pĩpṛader | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||