লাঠি
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (laṭṭhi), from Sanskrit *लष्टि (laṣṭi), probably composed from लकुट (lakuṭa) (whence Hindi लकड़ी (lakṛī)) + यष्टि (yaṣṭi), both of which mean "stick" or "pole".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laʈʰi/, [ˈlaʈʰiˑ]
Inflection
| Inflection of লাঠি | |||
| nominative | লাঠি laṭhi | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | লাঠি / লাঠিকে laṭhi (semantically general or indefinite) / laṭhike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | লাঠির laṭhir | ||
| locative | লাঠিতে laṭhite | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | লাঠি laṭhi | ||
| objective | লাঠি / লাঠিকে laṭhi (semantically general or indefinite) / laṭhike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | লাঠির laṭhir | ||
| locative | লাঠিতে laṭhite | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | লাঠিটা , লাঠিটি laṭhiṭa (colloquial), laṭhiṭi (formal) |
লাঠিগুলা, লাঠিগুলো laṭhigula (colloquial), laṭhigulo (formal) | |
| objective | লাঠিটা, লাঠিটি laṭhiṭa (colloquial), laṭhiṭi (formal) |
লাঠিগুলা, লাঠিগুলো laṭhigula (colloquial), laṭhigulo (formal) | |
| genitive | লাঠিটার, লাঠিটির laṭhiṭar (colloquial), laṭhiṭir (formal) |
লাঠিগুলার, লাঠিগুলোর laṭhigular (colloquial), laṭhigulor (formal) | |
| locative | লাঠিটাতে / লাঠিটায়, লাঠিটিতে laṭhiṭate / laṭhiṭay (colloquial), laṭhiṭite (formal) |
লাঠিগুলাতে / লাঠিগুলায়, লাঠিগুলোতে laṭhigulate / laṭhigulay (colloquial), laṭhigulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 638
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