উল
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Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English wool, from Proto-Germanic *wullō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. Doublet of ঊণ (un) and ঊর্ণা (urna), via Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwŕ̥HnaH and Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ūrṇā). Compare Sylheti ꠃꠟ (ul) and Odia ଉଲ (ula).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]উল • (ul)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of উল | |||
| nominative | উল ul | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | উল / উলকে ul (semantically general or indefinite) / ulke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | উলের uler | ||
| locative | উলে ule | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | উল ul | ||
| objective | উল / উলকে ul (semantically general or indefinite) / ulke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | উলের uler | ||
| locative | উলে ule | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | উলটা , উলটি ulṭa (colloquial), ulṭi (formal) |
উলগুলা, উলগুলো ulgula (colloquial), ulgulo (formal) | |
| objective | উলটা, উলটি ulṭa (colloquial), ulṭi (formal) |
উলগুলা, উলগুলো ulgula (colloquial), ulgulo (formal) | |
| genitive | উলটার, উলটির ulṭar (colloquial), ulṭir (formal) |
উলগুলার, উলগুলোর ulgular (colloquial), ulgulor (formal) | |
| locative | উলটাতে / উলটায়, উলটিতে ulṭate / ulṭay (colloquial), ulṭite (formal) |
উলগুলাতে / উলগুলায়, উলগুলোতে ulgulate / ulgulay (colloquial), ulgulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
References
[edit]- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “উল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]