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Bengali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā).
Pronunciation
Noun
শিখা • (śikha)
- flame
- শিখা পরীক্ষা ― śikha porikkha ― flame test
- top, crest, summit
- a tuft of hair on the head, left uncut
Declension
indefinite forms
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nominative
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শিখা (śikha)
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objective
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শিখা / শিখাকে (śikha (semantically general or indefinite) / śikhake (semantically definite))
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genitive
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শিখার (śikhar)
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locative
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শিখাতে / শিখায় (śikhate / śikhaẏ)
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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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শিখাটি , শিখাটা (śikhaṭi, śikhaṭa)
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শিখাগুলি, শিখাগুলা, শিখাগুলো (śikhaguli, śikhagula, śikhagulō)
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objective
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শিখাটি, শিখাটা (śikhaṭi, śikhaṭa)
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শিখাগুলি, শিখাগুলা, শিখাগুলো (śikhaguli, śikhagula, śikhagulō)
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genitive
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শিখাটির, শিখাটার (śikhaṭir, śikhaṭar)
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শিখাগুলির, শিখাগুলার, শিখাগুলোর (śikhagulir, śikhagular, śikhagulōr)
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locative
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শিখাটিতে, শিখাটাতে, শিখাটায় (śikhaṭite, śikhaṭate, śikhaṭaẏ)
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শিখাগুলিতে, শিখাগুলাতে, শিখাগুলায়, শিখাগুলোতে (śikhagulite, śikhagulate, śikhagulaẏ, śikhagulōte)
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Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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Derived terms
References
- Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “শিখা”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
- Biswas, Sailendra (2004) “শিখা”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
- Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938) “শিখা”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
- “শিখা”, in Accessible Dictionary , Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.