উপকার

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit উপকার (upakāra). Compare Assamese উপকাৰ (upokar), Odia ଉପକାର (upôkarô), Hindustani اپکار / उपकार (upkār).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /upokaɾ/, [ˈupokaɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /upokaɹ/, [ˈupokaɹ]

Noun

উপকার • (upokar)

  1. benefit, help
  2. benevolence, favor

Declension
Inflection of উপকার
nominative উপকার
upokar
objective উপকার / উপকারকে
upokar (semantically general or indefinite) / upokarke (semantically definite)
genitive উপকারের
upokarer
locative উপকারে
upokare
Indefinite forms
nominative উপকার
upokar
objective উপকার / উপকারকে
upokar (semantically general or indefinite) / upokarke (semantically definite)
genitive উপকারের
upokarer
locative উপকারে
upokare
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative উপকারটা , উপকারটি
upokarṭa (colloquial), upokarṭi (formal)		 উপকারগুলা, উপকারগুলো
upokargula (colloquial), upokargulo (formal)
objective উপকারটা, উপকারটি
upokarṭa (colloquial), upokarṭi (formal)		 উপকারগুলা, উপকারগুলো
upokargula (colloquial), upokargulo (formal)
genitive উপকারটার, উপকারটির
upokarṭar (colloquial), upokarṭir (formal)		 উপকারগুলার, উপকারগুলোর
upokargular (colloquial), upokargulor (formal)
locative উপকারটাতে / উপকারটায়, উপকারটিতে
upokarṭate / upokarṭay (colloquial), upokarṭite (formal)		 উপকারগুলাতে / উপকারগুলায়, উপকারগুলোতে
upokargulate / upokargulay (colloquial), upokargulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms
  • উপকারিতা (upokarita)
  • উপকারী (upokari)
  • উপকার্য (upokarjo)
  • উপকার্য্য (upokarjyo)
  • উপাকরণ (upakron)

References
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “উপকার”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, উপকার, Bengali-English Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh.
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