তিন্দু

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit তিন্দু (tindu). Compare Odia ତିନ୍ଦୁ (tindu), Hindi तिंदु (tindu), and also तेंदू (tendū), टिंडा (ṭiṇḍā, “apple gourd”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ind̪u/, [ˈt̪ind̪uˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ind̪u/, [ˈt̪ind̪uˑ]

Noun

তিন্দু • (tindu)

1. various ebony and persimmon species (Diospyros)

   Synonyms: তিন্দুক (tinduk), গাব (gab)

2. fruit of such Diospyros species, such as the velvet apple

Declension

Inflection of তিন্দু
nominative	তিন্দু tindu
objective	তিন্দু / তিন্দুকে tindu (semantically general or indefinite) / tinduke (semantically definite)
genitive	তিন্দুর tindur
locative	তিন্দুতে / তিন্দুয় tindute / tinduẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	তিন্দু tindu
objective	তিন্দু / তিন্দুকে tindu (semantically general or indefinite) / tinduke (semantically definite)
genitive	তিন্দুর tindur
locative	তিন্দুতে / তিন্দুয় tindute / tinduẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	তিন্দুটি , তিন্দুটা tinduṭi, tinduṭa		তিন্দুগুলি, তিন্দুগুলা, তিন্দুগুলো tinduguli, tindugula, tindugulō
objective	তিন্দুটি, তিন্দুটা tinduṭi, tinduṭa		তিন্দুগুলি, তিন্দুগুলা, তিন্দুগুলো tinduguli, tindugula, tindugulō
genitive	তিন্দুটির, তিন্দুটার tinduṭir, tinduṭar		তিন্দুগুলির, তিন্দুগুলার, তিন্দুগুলোর tindugulir, tindugular, tindugulōr
locative	তিন্দুটিতে, তিন্দুটাতে, তিন্দুটায় tinduṭite, tinduṭate, tinduṭaẏ		তিন্দুগুলিতে, তিন্দুগুলাতে, তিন্দুগুলায়, তিন্দুগুলোতে tindugulite, tindugulate, tindugulaẏ, tindugulōte
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) “তিন্দু,%20তিন্দুক”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, তিন্দুক, Government of Bangladesh