চিতল

Assamese

চিতল

Etymology

From Sanskrit চিত্ৰল (citrala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.tɔl/

Noun

চিতল • (sitol)

1. humped featherback, Chitala chitala (fish)

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Declension

Declension of চিতল

nominative	চিতল / চিতলে (sitol / sitole)
accusative	চিতল / চিতলক (sitol / sitolok)
dative	চিতললৈ (sitololoi)
terminative	চিতললৈকে (sitololoike)
instrumental	চিতলে / চিতলেৰে (sitole / sitolere)
genitive	চিতলৰ (sitolor)
locative	চিতলত (sitolot)

Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

See also

• কান্ধুলি (kandhuli)

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (cittala), from Sanskrit চিত্ৰল (citrala).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit̪ol/, [ˈt͡ʃit̪ol]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕit̪ol/, [ˈtɕit̪ol]

Noun

চিতল • (citol)

1. a variety of flatfish

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative	চিতল (citol)
objective	চিতলকে (citol (semantically general or indefinite) / citolke (semantically definite))
genitive	চিতলের (citoler)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	চিতলটা, চিতলটি (citolṭa (colloquial), citolṭi (formal))	চিতলেরা (citolera)
objective	চিতলটাকে, চিতলটিকে (citolṭake (colloquial), citolṭike (formal))	চিতলদের(কে) (citolder(ke))
genitive	চিতলটার, চিতলটির (citolṭar (colloquial), citolṭir (formal))	চিতলদের (citolder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022), “চিতল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]