বই

Bengali

বই (boi, “book”)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀯𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 (*vahiyā, “accounts”), from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā, “diary, ledger”), a variant of वाहिका (vāhikā) (compounded in राजवाहिका (rājavāhikā, literally “the bearer of (the records of) the king”)), the feminine form of वाहक (vāhaka, “bearer, carrier”), a compound of वाह (vāha, “carrying”, from the root वह् (vah, “to carry”)) +‎ -क (-ka, agent suffix). Cognate to Assamese বহী (bohi), Odia ବହି (bôhi), ବଇ (bôi), Gujarati વહી (vahī), Hindi बही (bahī), Punjabi ਵਹੀ (vahī), ਬਹੀ (bahī), Sindhi وَهِي / वही, Marathi वही (vahī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boi/

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• Hyphenation: ব‧ই
• Rhymes: -oi

Noun

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

Inflection of বই
nominative	বই boi
objective	বই / বইকে boi (semantically general or indefinite) / boike (semantically definite)
genitive	বইয়ের / বইর boiyer / boir
locative	বইতে boite
	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

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā).

Noun

বই (bôi)

1. book