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বই

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Bengali

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a bookshelf full of books
বই (boi, book)

Etymology

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Inherited from Middle Bengali বহি (bohi), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vahiyā, accounts), from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā, (king's) diary). Cognate to Assamese বহী (bohi), Odia ବହି (bahi), ବଇ (bai), Gujarati વહી (vahī), Hindi बही (bahī), Punjabi ਵਹੀ (vahī), ਬਹੀ (bahī), Sindhi وَهِي / वही, Marathi वही (vahī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /boi̯/, [ˈboi̯]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /boi̯/, [ˈboi̯]
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  • Hyphenation: ব‧ই
  • Rhymes: -oi

Noun

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বই (boi)

  1. book
    Synonyms: কিতাব (kitab), গ্রন্থ (grontho), পুস্তক (pustok)
    আমার বাড়িতে অনেক বই আছে।
    amar baṛite onek boi ache.
    There's a lot of books at my house.

Inflection

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indefinite forms
nominative বই (boi)
objective বই / বইকে (boi (semantically general or indefinite) / boike (semantically definite))
genitive বইয়ের / বইর (boiyer / boir)
locative বইতে (boite)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative বইটা , বইটি (boiṭa (colloquial), boiṭi (formal)) বইগুলা, বইগুলো (boigula (colloquial), boigulo (formal))
objective বইটা, বইটি (boiṭa (colloquial), boiṭi (formal)) বইগুলা, বইগুলো (boigula (colloquial), boigulo (formal))
genitive বইটার, বইটির (boiṭar (colloquial), boiṭir (formal)) বইগুলার, বইগুলোর (boigular (colloquial), boigulor (formal))
locative বইটাতে / বইটায়, বইটিতে (boiṭate / boiṭay (colloquial), boiṭite (formal)) বইগুলাতে / বইগুলায়, বইগুলোতে (boigulate / boigulay (colloquial), boigulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Hajong

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā).

Noun

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বই (bôi)

  1. book