প্রজাপতি
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প্রজাপতি (prôjapôti, “butterfly”)
Bengali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रजापति (prajāpati, “lord of creatures”), with semantic shift (as butterflies were considered to be the most beautiful insects due to their appearance).
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɾod͡ʒapot̪i/,
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɹodʑapot̪i/,
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- Rhymes: -oti
Noun
প্রজাপতি • (projapoti)
Inflection
| Inflection of প্রজাপতি | |||
| nominative | প্রজাপতি projapoti | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | প্রজাপতিকে projapotike | ||
| genitive | প্রজাপতির projapotir | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | প্রজাপতি projapoti | ||
| objective | প্রজাপতিকে projapotike | ||
| genitive | প্রজাপতির projapotir | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | প্রজাপতিটা, প্রজাপতিটি projapotiṭa (colloquial), projapotiṭi (formal) |
প্রজাপতিরা projapotira | |
| objective | প্রজাপতিটাকে, প্রজাপতিটিকে projapotiṭake (colloquial), projapotiṭike (formal) |
প্রজাপতিদের(কে) projapotider(ke) | |
| genitive | প্রজাপতিটার, প্রজাপতিটির projapotiṭar (colloquial), projapotiṭir (formal) |
প্রজাপতিদের projapotider | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||