বেঙেনা

Assamese

Alternative forms

বেঙ্গেনা (beṅgena) (obsolete spelling)
বাঙানা (baṅana) — Central
বাংনা (baṅna), বাওঁনা (baü̃na), বাগ্না (bagna), বাউংনা (bauṅna), বেংনা (beṅna) — Kamrupi
বাঙুন (baṅun), বাংগন (baṅgon) — Dehan
বাগেনা (bagena), বাগেন (bagen) — East Goalparia
বাইগন (baigon) — West Goalparia

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Assamese বাঙ্গনা (baṅgona), বেঙ্গেনা (beṅgena), বেঙ্গনা (beṅgona), from Early Assamese *বাইঙ্গনা (baiṅgona), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (*vāiṃgaṇa), from Sanskrit ৱাতিঙ্গণ (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Dravidian. Cognate with Kamta বাইগন (baigon), Sylheti ꠛꠣꠁꠋꠉꠘ (baiṅgon), Bengali বেগুন (begun), Rohingya baiyon, Odia ବାଇଗଣ (bāigaṇa), Hindi बैंगन (baiṅgan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛ.ŋɛ.na/

Noun

বেঙেনা • (beṅena) (classifier -টো)

eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

Declension

Declension of বেঙেনা
nominative	বেঙেনা / বেঙেনাই beṅena / beṅenai
genitive	বেঙেনাৰ beṅenar
nominative	বেঙেনা / বেঙেনাই beṅena / beṅenai
accusative	বেঙেনা / বেঙেনাক beṅena / beṅenak
dative	বেঙেনালৈ beṅenaloi
terminative	বেঙেনালৈকে beṅenaloike
instrumental	বেঙেনাই / বেঙেনাৰে beṅenai / beṅenare
genitive	বেঙেনাৰ beṅenar
locative	বেঙেনাত beṅenat
Notes
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

বিলাহী বেঙেনা (bilahi beṅena)
বেঙুনীয়া (beṅunia)