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Bengali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit প্রধান (pradhāna).
Pronunciation
Adjective
প্রধান • (prodhan) (comparative আরও প্রধান, superlative সবচেয়ে প্রধান)
- main, chief, head, principal
প্রধান কর্মসচিব- prodhan kormośocibo
- the Chief Secretary
Noun
প্রধান • (prodhan) (feminine প্রধানা (prodhana))
- chief, headman, leader
- royal counsellor
Inflection
| Inflection of প্রধান
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প্রধান
prodhan
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প্রধানকে
prodhan (semantically general or indefinite) / prodhanke (semantically definite)
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| genitive
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প্রধানের
prodhaner
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Indefinite forms
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প্রধান
prodhan
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প্রধানকে
prodhan (semantically general or indefinite) / prodhanke (semantically definite)
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| genitive
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প্রধানের
prodhaner
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Definite forms
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singular
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plural
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প্রধানটা, প্রধানটি
prodhanṭa (colloquial), prodhanṭi (formal)
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প্রধানেরা
prodhanera
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প্রধানটাকে, প্রধানটিকে
prodhanṭake (colloquial), prodhanṭike (formal)
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প্রধানদের(কে)
prodhander(ke)
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প্রধানটার, প্রধানটির
prodhanṭar (colloquial), prodhanṭir (formal)
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প্রধানদের
prodhander
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Derived terms
References
- Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “প্রধান”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
- Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003) “প্রধান”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
- Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “প্রধান”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
- Accessible Dictionary, প্রধান Government of Bangladesh