বল

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See also: ব’ল

Assamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit বল (bála).

Noun

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বল (bol)

  1. force
  2. strength
  3. force

Etymology 2

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বল
bol
A ball

Borrowed from English ball.

Noun

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বল (bol)

  1. ball
    Synonyms: ঢোপ (dhüp), কন্দুক (konduk)
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Bengali

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit বল (bala). Cognate with Assamese বল (bol), Odia ବଲ (bala), Hindi बल (bal).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bɔl/, [ˈbɔːl], [ˈbɔl]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bɔl/, [ˈbɔːl], [ˈbɔl]

Noun

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বল (bol)

  1. force
  2. strength
  3. might
  4. ability
  5. armed force
  6. (chess) piece
  7. supporter, helper
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Inflection of বল
nominative বল
bol
objective বল / বলকে
bol (semantically general or indefinite) / bolke (semantically definite)
genitive বলের
boler
locative বলে
bole
Indefinite forms
nominative বল
bol
objective বল / বলকে
bol (semantically general or indefinite) / bolke (semantically definite)
genitive বলের
boler
locative বলে
bole
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বলটা , বলটি
bolṭa (colloquial), bolṭi (formal)
বলগুলা, বলগুলো
bolgula (colloquial), bolgulo (formal)
objective বলটা, বলটি
bolṭa (colloquial), bolṭi (formal)
বলগুলা, বলগুলো
bolgula (colloquial), bolgulo (formal)
genitive বলটার, বলটির
bolṭar (colloquial), bolṭir (formal)
বলগুলার, বলগুলোর
bolgular (colloquial), bolgulor (formal)
locative বলটাতে / বলটায়, বলটিতে
bolṭate / bolṭay (colloquial), bolṭite (formal)
বলগুলাতে / বলগুলায়, বলগুলোতে
bolgulate / bolgulay (colloquial), bolgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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বল (bol)

  1. ball, especially in sports
    Synonyms: গুলি (guli), কন্দুক (konduk)
  2. (dance) ball
Declension
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Inflection of বল
nominative বল
bol
objective বল / বলকে
bol (semantically general or indefinite) / bolke (semantically definite)
genitive বলের
boler
locative বলে
bole
Indefinite forms
nominative বল
bol
objective বল / বলকে
bol (semantically general or indefinite) / bolke (semantically definite)
genitive বলের
boler
locative বলে
bole
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বলটা , বলটি
bolṭa (colloquial), bolṭi (formal)
বলগুলা, বলগুলো
bolgula (colloquial), bolgulo (formal)
objective বলটা, বলটি
bolṭa (colloquial), bolṭi (formal)
বলগুলা, বলগুলো
bolgula (colloquial), bolgulo (formal)
genitive বলটার, বলটির
bolṭar (colloquial), bolṭir (formal)
বলগুলার, বলগুলোর
bolgular (colloquial), bolgulor (formal)
locative বলটাতে / বলটায়, বলটিতে
bolṭate / bolṭay (colloquial), bolṭite (formal)
বলগুলাতে / বলগুলায়, বলগুলোতে
bolgulate / bolgulay (colloquial), bolgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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বল (bol)

  1. imperative second-person very familiar of বলা (bola, to say)

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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বল (bôlo)

  1. simple present second-person familiar of বলা (bola, to say)

References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “বল”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, বল, Government of Bangladesh

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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বল n

  1. Bengali script form of bala (strength)

Declension

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