ছড়ি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀝 (*chaṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoɽi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰoɽiˑ], /t͡ʃʰoɾi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰoɾiˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕʰoɹi/, [ˈtɕʰoɹiˑ]

Noun

ছড়ি • (choṛi)

1. stick
2. (music) bow
3. walking stick
4. (botany) spike

Inflection

Inflection of ছড়ি
nominative	ছড়ি choṛi
objective	ছড়ি / ছড়িকে choṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / choṛike (semantically definite)
genitive	ছড়ির choṛir
locative	ছড়িতে / ছড়িয় choṛite / choṛiẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ছড়ি choṛi
objective	ছড়ি / ছড়িকে choṛi (semantically general or indefinite) / choṛike (semantically definite)
genitive	ছড়ির choṛir
locative	ছড়িতে / ছড়িয় choṛite / choṛiẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ছড়িটি , ছড়িটা choṛiṭi, choṛiṭa		ছড়িগুলি, ছড়িগুলা, ছড়িগুলো choṛiguli, choṛigula, choṛigulō
objective	ছড়িটি, ছড়িটা choṛiṭi, choṛiṭa		ছড়িগুলি, ছড়িগুলা, ছড়িগুলো choṛiguli, choṛigula, choṛigulō
genitive	ছড়িটির, ছড়িটার choṛiṭir, choṛiṭar		ছড়িগুলির, ছড়িগুলার, ছড়িগুলোর choṛigulir, choṛigular, choṛigulōr
locative	ছড়িটিতে, ছড়িটাতে, ছড়িটায় choṛiṭite, choṛiṭate, choṛiṭaẏ		ছড়িগুলিতে, ছড়িগুলাতে, ছড়িগুলায়, ছড়িগুলোতে choṛigulite, choṛigulate, choṛigulaẏ, choṛigulōte
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) “ছড়ি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]