উপকার

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

উপকার (upokar)

  1. benefit, help
  2. benevolence, favor

Declension[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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.