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অগুরু

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Bengali

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔɡuɾu/, [ˈɔɡuɾuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔɡuɹu/, [ˈɔɡuɹuˑ]
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Etymology 1

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru). By surface analysis, অ- (o-) +‎ গুরু (guru, heavyness).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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অগুরু (oguru)

  1. the fragrant aloe wood and tree, Aquilaria malaccensis
    Synonym: আগর (agor)
  2. the fragrant wood and its tree, Dulbergia sisoo
    Synonyms: শিশু গাছ (śiśu gach), শিংশপাবৃক্ষ (śiṅśopa brikkho)
Declension
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Inflection of অগুরু
nominative অগুরু
oguru
objective অগুরু / অগুরুকে
oguru (semantically general or indefinite) / oguruke (semantically definite)
genitive অগুরুর
ogurur
locative অগুরুতে / অগুরুয়
ogurute / oguruẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative অগুরু
oguru
objective অগুরু / অগুরুকে
oguru (semantically general or indefinite) / oguruke (semantically definite)
genitive অগুরুর
ogurur
locative অগুরুতে / অগুরুয়
ogurute / oguruẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative অগুরুটি , অগুরুটা
oguruṭi, oguruṭa
অগুরুগুলি, অগুরুগুলা, অগুরুগুলো
oguruguli, ogurugula, ogurugulō
objective অগুরুটি, অগুরুটা
oguruṭi, oguruṭa
অগুরুগুলি, অগুরুগুলা, অগুরুগুলো
oguruguli, ogurugula, ogurugulō
genitive অগুরুটির, অগুরুটার
oguruṭir, oguruṭar
অগুরুগুলির, অগুরুগুলার, অগুরুগুলোর
ogurugulir, ogurugular, ogurugulōr
locative অগুরুটিতে, অগুরুটাতে, অগুরুটায়
oguruṭite, oguruṭate, oguruṭaẏ
অগুরুগুলিতে, অগুরুগুলাতে, অগুরুগুলায়, অগুরুগুলোতে
ogurugulite, ogurugulate, ogurugulaẏ, ogurugulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Etymology 2

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By surface analysis, অ- (o-) +‎ গুরু (guru, teacher, master).

Adjective

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অগুরু (oguru) (comparative আরও অগুরু, superlative সবচেয়ে অগুরু)

  1. one having no master, teacher, spiritual guide

References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “অগুরু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • অগুরু”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.