ঘি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀖𑀺𑀅 (ghia), from Sanskrit ঘৃত (ghṛta). Cognate with Assamese ঘিঁউ (ghĩu), Bhojpuri 𑂐𑂲𑂫 (ghīv), Maithili घी (ghī) / घीव (ghīv), Rohingya gíi.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡʱi/, [ɡʱiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡʱi/, [ɡʱiˑ]

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Noun

ঘি • (ghi)

1. ghee

   ডালে ঘি মিশিয়ে খাও। ― ḍale ghi miśiẏe khaō. ― Eat your dal with ghee mixed in it.

Inflection

Inflection of ঘি
nominative	ঘি ghi
objective	ঘি / ঘিকে ghi (semantically general or indefinite) / ghike (semantically definite)
genitive	ঘিয়ের / ঘির ghiyer / ghir
locative	ঘিতে ghite
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ঘি ghi
objective	ঘি / ঘিকে ghi (semantically general or indefinite) / ghike (semantically definite)
genitive	ঘিয়ের / ঘির ghiyer / ghir
locative	ঘিতে ghite
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ঘিটা , ঘিটি ghiṭa (colloquial), ghiṭi (formal)		ঘিগুলা, ঘিগুলো ghigula (colloquial), ghigulo (formal)
objective	ঘিটা, ঘিটি ghiṭa (colloquial), ghiṭi (formal)		ঘিগুলা, ঘিগুলো ghigula (colloquial), ghigulo (formal)
genitive	ঘিটার, ঘিটির ghiṭar (colloquial), ghiṭir (formal)		ঘিগুলার, ঘিগুলোর ghigular (colloquial), ghigulor (formal)
locative	ঘিটাতে / ঘিটায়, ঘিটিতে ghiṭate / ghiṭay (colloquial), ghiṭite (formal)		ঘিগুলাতে / ঘিগুলায়, ঘিগুলোতে ghigulate / ghigulay (colloquial), ghigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).