জায়ফল

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जातिफल (jātiphala).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒae̯ɔfɔl/, [ˈd͡ʒae̯ɔfɔl]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑae̯ɔfɔl/, [ˈdʑae̯ɔfɔl]

Noun

জায়ফল • (jaẏophol)

1. nutmeg

Declension

Inflection of জায়ফল
nominative	জায়ফল jaẏophol
objective	জায়ফল / জায়ফলকে jaẏophol (semantically general or indefinite) / jaẏopholke (semantically definite)
genitive	জায়ফলের jaẏopholer
locative	জায়ফলে jaẏophole
	Indefinite forms
nominative	জায়ফল jaẏophol
objective	জায়ফল / জায়ফলকে jaẏophol (semantically general or indefinite) / jaẏopholke (semantically definite)
genitive	জায়ফলের jaẏopholer
locative	জায়ফলে jaẏophole
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	জায়ফলটা , জায়ফলটি jaẏopholṭa (colloquial), jaẏopholṭi (formal)		জায়ফলগুলা, জায়ফলগুলো jaẏopholgula (colloquial), jaẏopholgulo (formal)
objective	জায়ফলটা, জায়ফলটি jaẏopholṭa (colloquial), jaẏopholṭi (formal)		জায়ফলগুলা, জায়ফলগুলো jaẏopholgula (colloquial), jaẏopholgulo (formal)
genitive	জায়ফলটার, জায়ফলটির jaẏopholṭar (colloquial), jaẏopholṭir (formal)		জায়ফলগুলার, জায়ফলগুলোর jaẏopholgular (colloquial), jaẏopholgulor (formal)
locative	জায়ফলটাতে / জায়ফলটায়, জায়ফলটিতে jaẏopholṭate / jaẏopholṭay (colloquial), jaẏopholṭite (formal)		জায়ফলগুলাতে / জায়ফলগুলায়, জায়ফলগুলোতে jaẏopholgulate / jaẏopholgulay (colloquial), jaẏopholgulote (formal)
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) “জায়ফল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]