পাখি

See also: পাখী

Assamese

পাখি

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *peg-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha)

Assamese পাখি

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit পক্ষি (pakṣi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakʰi/, /paxi/

Noun

পাখি • (pakhi) (classifier -টো)

1. feather
2. wing (of insects)

Declension

Declension of পাখি

nominative	পাখি / পাখিয়ে (pakhi / pakhie)
accusative	পাখি / পাখিক (pakhi / pakhik)
dative	পাখিলৈ (pakhiloi)
terminative	পাখিলৈকে (pakhiloike)
instrumental	পাখিয়ে / পাখিৰে (pakhie / pakhire)
genitive	পাখিৰ (pakhir)
locative	পাখিত (pakhit)

Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Derived terms

• পখীওৱা (pokhiüa)

Related terms

• পখী (pokhi)
• পাংখা (paṅkha)
• পাখা (pakha)

See also

• ডেউকা (deuka)

Bengali

পাখি (pakhi, “bird”)

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *peg-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa)

Sanskrit इन् (in)

Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣin)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀔𑀺 (pakhi)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (pakkhi)

Bengali পাখি

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (pakkhi) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀧𑀔𑀺 (pakhi), from Sanskrit पक्षि (pakṣi).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pakʰi/, [ˈpakʰiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pakʰi/, [ˈpakʰiˑ]

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• Rhymes: -aki
• Hyphenation: পা‧খি

Noun

পাখি • (pakhi)

1. bird

   আকাশে পাখি ওড়ে।

   akaśe pakhi ōṛe.

   Birds fly in the sky.

   পাখিরা অনেক ডিম পাড়ে।

   pakhira onek ḍim paṛe.

   Birds lay a lot of eggs.

   • 1905, Rabindranath Tagore, Amar Sonar Bangla:

     সারা দিন পাখি-ডাকা ছায়ায়-ঢাকা তোমার পল্লীবাটে,
     তোমার ধানে-ভরা আঙিনাতে জীবনের দিন কাটে

     śara din pakhi-ḍaka chaẏaẏ-ḍhaka tōmar pollibaṭe,
     tōmar dhane-bhora aṅinate jiboner din kaṭe

     All day in your shaded village walkways filled with bird-calling
     The days of my life pass in your paddy-filled courtyard

   • Dwijendralal Ray, Dhono Dhanno Pushpa Bhora:

     পুষ্পে পুষ্পে ভরা শাখী কুঞ্জে কুঞ্জে গাহে পাখি
     গুঞ্জরিয়া আসে অলি পুঞ্জে পুঞ্জে ধেয়ে

     puśpe puśpe bhora śakhi kunje kunje gahe pakhi
     gunjoriẏa aśe oli punje punje dheẏe

     Branches are full of flowers, birds sing from grove to grove
     Buzzing come the bees, in swarm after swarm

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative	পাখি (pakhi)
objective	পাখিকে (pakhike)
genitive	পাখির (pakhir)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	পাখিটা, পাখিটি (pakhiṭa (colloquial), pakhiṭi (formal))	পাখিরা (pakhira)
objective	পাখিটাকে, পাখিটিকে (pakhiṭake (colloquial), pakhiṭike (formal))	পাখিদের(কে) (pakhider(ke))
genitive	পাখিটার, পাখিটির (pakhiṭar (colloquial), pakhiṭir (formal))	পাখিদের (pakhider)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “পাখি”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC, page 635.