Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अंशु (aṃśu). Doublet of আঁশ (ãś).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔŋʃu/, [ˈɔŋʃuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔŋʃu/, [ˈɔŋʃuˑ]
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Noun

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অংশু (oṅśu)

  1. sunbeam, ray
  2. glow
  3. a type of fine fibre
    Synonyms: অংশুক (oṅśuk), অংশুপট্ট (oṅśupoṭṭo)

Declension

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Inflection of অংশু
nominative অংশু
oṅśu
objective অংশু / অংশুকে
oṅśu (semantically general or indefinite) / oṅśuke (semantically definite)
genitive অংশুর
oṅśur
locative অংশুতে / অংশুয়
oṅśute / oṅśuẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative অংশু
oṅśu
objective অংশু / অংশুকে
oṅśu (semantically general or indefinite) / oṅśuke (semantically definite)
genitive অংশুর
oṅśur
locative অংশুতে / অংশুয়
oṅśute / oṅśuẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative অংশুটি , অংশুটা
oṅśuṭi, oṅśuṭa
অংশুগুলি, অংশুগুলা, অংশুগুলো
oṅśuguli, oṅśugula, oṅśugulō
objective অংশুটি, অংশুটা
oṅśuṭi, oṅśuṭa
অংশুগুলি, অংশুগুলা, অংশুগুলো
oṅśuguli, oṅśugula, oṅśugulō
genitive অংশুটির, অংশুটার
oṅśuṭir, oṅśuṭar
অংশুগুলির, অংশুগুলার, অংশুগুলোর
oṅśugulir, oṅśugular, oṅśugulōr
locative অংশুটিতে, অংশুটাতে, অংশুটায়
oṅśuṭite, oṅśuṭate, oṅśuṭaẏ
অংশুগুলিতে, অংশুগুলাতে, অংশুগুলায়, অংশুগুলোতে
oṅśugulite, oṅśugulate, oṅśugulaẏ, oṅśugulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

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References

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