বোধ

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Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit বোধ (bodha), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰowdʰ-os. Compare Assamese বোধ (büdh), Odia ବୋଧ (bodha), Hindustani بودهہ / बोध (bodh).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bod̪ʱ/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bod̪ʱ/,

Noun

বোধ (bōdh)

  1. knowledge, insight
    Synonyms: জ্ঞান (gên), ভান (bhan), বিদ্যা (bidda), বিবেক (bibek)
  2. intellect, intelligence, consciousness
  3. perception, feeling, appreciation, a notion or surmise
    বোধ করাbōdh korato feel, to perceive, to surmise
    বোধ হওয়াbōdh hōẇato seem, to appear to be

Declension

Inflection of বোধ
nominative বোধ
bōdhô
objective বোধ / বোধকে
bōdho (semantically general or indefinite) / bōdhoke (semantically definite)
genitive বোধের
bōdher
locative বোধে
bōdhe
Indefinite forms
nominative বোধ
bōdhô
objective বোধ / বোধকে
bōdho (semantically general or indefinite) / bōdhoke (semantically definite)
genitive বোধের
bōdher
locative বোধে
bōdhe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বোধটি, বোধটা
bōdhôṭi, bōdhôṭa
বোধগুলি, বোধগুলা, বোধগুলো
bōdhoguli, bōdhogula, bōdhogulō
objective বোধটি, বোধটা
bōdhôṭi, bōdhôṭa
বোধগুলি, বোধগুলা, বোধগুলো
bōdhoguli, bōdhogula, bōdhogulō
genitive বোধটির, বোধটার
bōdhoṭir, bōdhoṭar
বোধগুলির, বোধগুলার, বোধগুলোর
bōdhogulir, bōdhogular, bōdhogulōr
locative বোধটিতে, বোধটাতে, বোধটায়
bōdhoṭite, bōdhoṭate, bōdhoṭaẏ
বোধগুলিতে, বোধগুলাতে, বোধগুলায়, বোধগুলোতে
bōdhogulite, bōdhogulate, bōdhogulaẏ, bōdhogulōte
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) “বোধ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, বোধ, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh