বোকা

Assamese

Alternative forms

• ব’কা (böka) — Central

Etymology

Compare Sanskrit পঙ্ক (paṅka), পঙ্কক (paṅkaka), Sylheti ꠙꠦꠇ (fex), Tangsa bok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʊ.ka/

Noun

বোকা • (büka) (classifier -খিনি)

1. mud

   Synonyms: (Kamrupi, Dehan) পেঁক (pẽk), কাদো (kadü)

Declension

Declension of বোকা
nominative	বোকা / বোকাই büka / bükai
genitive	বোকাৰ bükar
nominative	বোকা / বোকাই büka / bükai
accusative	বোকা / বোকাক büka / bükak
dative	বোকালৈ bükaloi
terminative	বোকালৈকে bükaloike
instrumental	বোকাই / বোকাৰে bükai / bükare
genitive	বোকাৰ bükar
locative	বোকাত bükat
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.

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बुक्क (bukka, “he-goat”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bukkas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰućkas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-k-os, from *bʰuǵ- (whence also English buck). The semantic shift to mean a foolish person is common for names of other farm animals as well due to the common perception of their behaviours (compare ছাগল (chagol, “goat”), গাধা (gadha, “donkey”), গর্দভ (gordobh, “donkey”), বলদ (bolod, “ox”), দামড়া (damṛa, “castrated bullock”), and গোরু (gōru, “cow”)).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /boka/, [ˈbokaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /boka/, [ˈbokaˑ]
• Rhymes: -oka
• Hyphenation: বো‧কা

Adjective

বোকা • (bōka) (comparative আরও বোকা, superlative সবচেয়ে বোকা)

1. foolish

   Synonym: নাদান (nadan)

Noun

বোকা • (bōka)

1. fool

   Synonyms: বেকুব (bekub), আহাম্মক (ahammok)

   ও বোকাদের মতো কথা বলে।

   ō bōkader motō kotha bole.

   He/she talks like a fool.

Inflection

Inflection of বোকা
nominative	বোকা bōka
objective	বোকাকে bōkake
genitive	বোকার bōkar
	Indefinite forms
nominative	বোকা bōka
objective	বোকাকে bōkake
genitive	বোকার bōkar
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	বোকাটা, বোকাটি bōkaṭa (colloquial), bōkaṭi (formal)		বোকারা bōkara
objective	বোকাটাকে, বোকাটিকে bōkaṭake (colloquial), bōkaṭike (formal)		বোকাদের(কে) bōkader(ke)
genitive	বোকাটার, বোকাটির bōkaṭar (colloquial), bōkaṭir (formal)		বোকাদের bōkader
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).