বিরল

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Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit বিরল (birala). Compare Assamese বিৰল (birol), Odia ବିରଳ (biraḷa), Hindustani بِرلا / विरल (viral)

Pronunciation

Adjective

বিরল (birôl) (comparative আরও বিরল, superlative সবচেয়ে বিরল)

  1. sparse
  2. rare
    Synonyms: অনাপ্য (onappo), অল্প (olpo), অসাধারণ (ośadharon), অস্বাভাবিক (ośśabhabik), সান্তর (śantor)

Noun

বিরল (birôl)

  1. solitude
  2. secluded or lonely place

Declension

Inflection of বিরল
nominative বিরল
birôl
objective বিরল / বিরলকে
birôl (semantically general or indefinite) / birôlke (semantically definite)
genitive বিরলের
birôler
locative বিরলে
birôle
Indefinite forms
nominative বিরল
birôl
objective বিরল / বিরলকে
birôl (semantically general or indefinite) / birôlke (semantically definite)
genitive বিরলের
birôler
locative বিরলে
birôle
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বিরলটা , বিরলটি
birôlṭa (colloquial), birôlṭi (formal)
বিরলগুলা, বিরলগুলো
birôlgula (colloquial), birôlgulo (formal)
objective বিরলটা, বিরলটি
birôlṭa (colloquial), birôlṭi (formal)
বিরলগুলা, বিরলগুলো
birôlgula (colloquial), birôlgulo (formal)
genitive বিরলটার, বিরলটির
birôlṭar (colloquial), birôlṭir (formal)
বিরলগুলার, বিরলগুলোর
birôlgular (colloquial), birôlgulor (formal)
locative বিরলটাতে / বিরলটায়, বিরলটিতে
birôlṭate / birôlṭay (colloquial), birôlṭite (formal)
বিরলগুলাতে / বিরলগুলায়, বিরলগুলোতে
birôlgulate / birôlgulay (colloquial), birôlgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “বিরল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, বিরল, Government of Bangladesh