Inherited from Middle Bengali কনুহি (konuhi), কনোহি (konōhi), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺 (*kahuṇi), *𑀓𑀳𑁄𑀡𑀺 (*kahoṇi), from Sanskrit *कफुणि (kaphuṇi), कफोणि (kaphoṇi), from a substrate language. Cognate with Odia କହୁଣି (kahuṇi), Maithili केहुनी (kēhunī), Gujarati કોણી (koṇī), Hindi कुहनी (kuhnī).
কনুই • (konui)
| Inflection of কনুই | |||
| nominative | কনুই konui | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | কনুই / কনুইকে konui (semantically general or indefinite) / konuike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | কনুইর konuir | ||
| locative | কনুইতে / কনুইয় konuite / konuiẏ | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | কনুই konui | ||
| objective | কনুই / কনুইকে konui (semantically general or indefinite) / konuike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | কনুইর konuir | ||
| locative | কনুইতে / কনুইয় konuite / konuiẏ | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | কনুইটি , কনুইটা konuiṭi, konuiṭa |
কনুইগুলি, কনুইগুলা, কনুইগুলো konuiguli, konuigula, konuigulō | |
| objective | কনুইটি, কনুইটা konuiṭi, konuiṭa |
কনুইগুলি, কনুইগুলা, কনুইগুলো konuiguli, konuigula, konuigulō | |
| genitive | কনুইটির, কনুইটার konuiṭir, konuiṭar |
কনুইগুলির, কনুইগুলার, কনুইগুলোর konuigulir, konuigular, konuigulōr | |
| locative | কনুইটিতে, কনুইটাতে, কনুইটায় konuiṭite, konuiṭate, konuiṭaẏ |
কনুইগুলিতে, কনুইগুলাতে, কনুইগুলায়, কনুইগুলোতে konuigulite, konuigulate, konuigulaẏ, konuigulōte | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||