দেশ

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See also: দেশি and দশ

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देश (deśa). Cognate with Sylheti ꠖꠦꠡ (deś).

Noun

দেশ (dex)

  1. land

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देश (deśá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪eʃ/
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Noun

দেশ (desh) (objective দেশ (deś) or দেশকে (deśoke), genitive দেশের (deśer), locative দেশে (deśe))

  1. country
  2. state

Inflection

Inflection of দেশ
nominative দেশ
desh
objective দেশ / দেশকে
desh (semantically general or indefinite) / deshke (semantically definite)
genitive দেশের
desher
locative দেশে
deshe
Indefinite forms
nominative দেশ
desh
objective দেশ / দেশকে
desh (semantically general or indefinite) / deshke (semantically definite)
genitive দেশের
desher
locative দেশে
deshe
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative দেশটা , দেশটি
deshṭa (colloquial), deshṭi (formal)
দেশগুলা, দেশগুলো
deshgula (colloquial), deshgulo (formal)
objective দেশটা, দেশটি
deshṭa (colloquial), deshṭi (formal)
দেশগুলা, দেশগুলো
deshgula (colloquial), deshgulo (formal)
genitive দেশটার, দেশটির
deshṭar (colloquial), deshṭir (formal)
দেশগুলার, দেশগুলোর
deshgular (colloquial), deshgulor (formal)
locative দেশটাতে / দেশটায়, দেশটিতে
deshṭate / deshṭay (colloquial), deshṭite (formal)
দেশগুলাতে / দেশগুলায়, দেশগুলোতে
deshgulate / deshgulay (colloquial), deshgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

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