Inherited from Sanskrit ফণা (phaṇā, “hood”). Traditionally combs are used as ornaments which are driven into buns for fashion; they look like hoods. Cognate with Bengali ফনী (phoni), Rohingya fóuni, óni, hóni, Chakma 𑄛𑄪𑄚𑄨 (puni).
ফণি • (phoni)
Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
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numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
singular | plural | informal | |||||||
absolutive | ফণি phoni |
ফণিখন phonikhon |
ফণিকেইখন phonikeikhon |
ফণিবোৰ phonibür |
ফণিবিলাক phonibilak | ||||
ergative | ফণিয়ে phonie |
ফণিখনে phonikhone |
ফণিকেইখনে phonikeikhone |
ফণিবোৰে phonibüre |
ফণিবিলাকে phonibilake | ||||
accusative | ফণিক phonik |
ফণিখনক phonikhonok |
ফণিকেইখনক phonikeikhonok |
ফণিবোৰক phonibürok |
ফণিবিলাকক phonibilakok | ||||
genitive | ফণিৰ phonir |
ফণিখনৰ phonikhonor |
ফণিকেইখনৰ phonikeikhonor |
ফণিবোৰৰ phonibüror |
ফণিবিলাকৰ phonibilakor | ||||
dative | ফণিলৈ phoniloi |
ফণিখনলৈ phonikhonoloi |
ফণিকেইখনলৈ phonikeikhonoloi |
ফণিবোৰলৈ phonibüroloi |
ফণিবিলাকলৈ phonibilakoloi | ||||
terminative | ফণিলৈকে phoniloike |
ফণিখনলৈকে phonikhonoloike |
ফণিকেইখনলৈকে phonikeikhonoloike |
ফণিবোৰলৈকে phonibüroloike |
ফণিবিলাকলৈকে phonibilakoloike | ||||
instrumental | ফণিৰে phonire |
ফণিখনেৰে phonikhonere |
ফণিকেইখনেৰে phonikeikhonere |
ফণিবোৰেৰে phonibürere |
ফণিবিলাকেৰে phonibilakere | ||||
locative | ফণিত phonit |
ফণিখনত phonikhonot |
ফণিকেইখনত phonikeikhonot |
ফণিবোৰত phonibürot |
ফণিবিলাকত phonibilakot | ||||
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases. |