তুলো

Bengali

তুলো (tulō, “cotton”)

Alternative forms

• তুলা (tula)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तूल (tūla). Cognate with Sindhi तूल (tōl, “bolster pillow”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ulo/, [ˈt̪uloˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ulo/, [ˈt̪uloˑ]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Homophone: তুলো (tulō, “second-person familiar future imperative of তোলা (tōla, “to lift”)”)
• Hyphenation: তু‧লো

Noun

তুলো • (tulō)

1. cotton (fiber)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative	তুলো (tulo)
objective	তুলো / তুলোকে (tulo (semantically general or indefinite) / tuloke (semantically definite))
genitive	তুলোর (tulor)
locative	তুলোতে / তুলোয় (tulote / tuloẏ)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	তুলোটি , তুলোটা (tuloṭi, tuloṭa)	তুলোগুলি, তুলোগুলা, তুলোগুলো (tuloguli, tulogula, tulogulō)
objective	তুলোটি, তুলোটা (tuloṭi, tuloṭa)	তুলোগুলি, তুলোগুলা, তুলোগুলো (tuloguli, tulogula, tulogulō)
genitive	তুলোটির, তুলোটার (tuloṭir, tuloṭar)	তুলোগুলির, তুলোগুলার, তুলোগুলোর (tulogulir, tulogular, tulogulōr)
locative	তুলোটিতে, তুলোটাতে, তুলোটায় (tuloṭite, tuloṭate, tuloṭaẏ)	তুলোগুলিতে, তুলোগুলাতে, তুলোগুলায়, তুলোগুলোতে (tulogulite, tulogulate, tulogulaẏ, tulogulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).