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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀟 (*hijjaḍa), from *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja, “defective”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-).
Pronunciation
Noun
হিজড়া • (hijṛa)
- hijra; hermaphrodite; eunuch
Declension
| Inflection of হিজড়া
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| nominative
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হিজড়া
hijṛa
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| objective
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হিজড়াকে
hijṛake
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| genitive
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হিজড়ার
hijṛar
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Indefinite forms
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| nominative
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হিজড়া
hijṛa
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| objective
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হিজড়াকে
hijṛake
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| genitive
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হিজড়ার
hijṛar
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Definite forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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হিজড়াটা, হিজড়াটি
hijṛaṭa (colloquial), hijṛaṭi (formal)
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হিজড়ারা
hijṛara
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| objective
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হিজড়াটাকে, হিজড়াটিকে
hijṛaṭake (colloquial), hijṛaṭike (formal)
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হিজড়াদের(কে)
hijṛader(ke)
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| genitive
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হিজড়াটার, হিজড়াটির
hijṛaṭar (colloquial), hijṛaṭir (formal)
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হিজড়াদের
hijṛader
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| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “হিজড়া”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]