জলপাই

Bengali

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Assamese জলফাই (zolophai).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɔlpai̯/, [ˈd͡ʒɔlpai̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑɔlpai̯/, [ˈdʑɔlpai̯]

Noun

জলপাই • (jolpai)

1. olive

Inflection

Inflection of জলপাই
nominative	জলপাই jolpai
objective	জলপাই / জলপাইকে jolpai (semantically general or indefinite) / jolpaike (semantically definite)
genitive	জলপাইর jolpair
locative	জলপাইতে / জলপাইয় jolpaite / jolpaiẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	জলপাই jolpai
objective	জলপাই / জলপাইকে jolpai (semantically general or indefinite) / jolpaike (semantically definite)
genitive	জলপাইর jolpair
locative	জলপাইতে / জলপাইয় jolpaite / jolpaiẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	জলপাইটি , জলপাইটা jolpaiṭi, jolpaiṭa		জলপাইগুলি, জলপাইগুলা, জলপাইগুলো jolpaiguli, jolpaigula, jolpaigulō
objective	জলপাইটি, জলপাইটা jolpaiṭi, jolpaiṭa		জলপাইগুলি, জলপাইগুলা, জলপাইগুলো jolpaiguli, jolpaigula, jolpaigulō
genitive	জলপাইটির, জলপাইটার jolpaiṭir, jolpaiṭar		জলপাইগুলির, জলপাইগুলার, জলপাইগুলোর jolpaigulir, jolpaigular, jolpaigulōr
locative	জলপাইটিতে, জলপাইটাতে, জলপাইটায় jolpaiṭite, jolpaiṭate, jolpaiṭaẏ		জলপাইগুলিতে, জলপাইগুলাতে, জলপাইগুলায়, জলপাইগুলোতে jolpaigulite, jolpaigulate, jolpaigulaẏ, jolpaigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• জলপাই রং (jolpai roṅ)
• জলপাই রংয়ের (jolpai roṅẏer)
• জলপাইয়ের তেল (jolpaiẏer tel)

 

References

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