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মেঘ

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Assamese

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মেঘ

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेघ (megha, cloud). Doublet of মেহ (meh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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মেঘ (megh)

  1. cloud
    Synonym: ডাৱৰ (dawor)
  2. dark cloud

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मेघ (megha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃moygʰós.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /meɡʱ/, [ˈmeɡ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /meɡʱ/, [ˈmeɡ]
    Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡʱ
  • Hyphenation: মেঘ

Noun

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মেঘ (megh)

  1. cloud
    Synonyms: বাদল (badol), জলদ (jolod), নীরদ (nirod)
  2. (Vanga) rain
    Synonym: বৃষ্টি (briśṭi)

Declension

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indefinite forms
nominative মেঘ (megh)
objective মেঘ / মেঘকে (megh (semantically general or indefinite) / meghke (semantically definite))
genitive মেঘের (megher)
locative মেঘে (meghe)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative মেঘটা , মেঘটি (meghṭa (colloquial), meghṭi (formal)) মেঘগুলা, মেঘগুলো (meghgula (colloquial), meghgulo (formal))
objective মেঘটা, মেঘটি (meghṭa (colloquial), meghṭi (formal)) মেঘগুলা, মেঘগুলো (meghgula (colloquial), meghgulo (formal))
genitive মেঘটার, মেঘটির (meghṭar (colloquial), meghṭir (formal)) মেঘগুলার, মেঘগুলোর (meghgular (colloquial), meghgulor (formal))
locative মেঘটাতে / মেঘটায়, মেঘটিতে (meghṭate / meghṭay (colloquial), meghṭite (formal)) মেঘগুলাতে / মেঘগুলায়, মেঘগুলোতে (meghgulate / meghgulay (colloquial), meghgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

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References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “মেঘ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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মেঘ m

  1. Bengali script form of megha

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