কুঁচ

Bengali

কুঁচ

Alternative forms

• কুচা (kuca)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit গুঞ্জা (guñjā). Compare Assamese কুঁচি (kũsi). Doublet of গুঞ্জা (gunja).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kũt͡ʃ/, [ˈkũt͡ʃ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kutɕ/, [ˈkutɕ]

Noun

কুঁচ • (kũc)

1. jequirity bean, rosary pea, crab's eye (Abrus precatorius)

   Synonyms: রতি (roti), গুঞ্জা (gunja)

Declension

Inflection of কুঁচ
nominative	কুঁচ kũc
objective	কুঁচ / কুঁচকে kũc (semantically general or indefinite) / kũcke (semantically definite)
genitive	কুঁচের kũcer
locative	কুঁচে kũce
	Indefinite forms
nominative	কুঁচ kũc
objective	কুঁচ / কুঁচকে kũc (semantically general or indefinite) / kũcke (semantically definite)
genitive	কুঁচের kũcer
locative	কুঁচে kũce
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	কুঁচটা , কুঁচটি kũcṭa (colloquial), kũcṭi (formal)		কুঁচগুলা, কুঁচগুলো kũcgula (colloquial), kũcgulo (formal)
objective	কুঁচটা, কুঁচটি kũcṭa (colloquial), kũcṭi (formal)		কুঁচগুলা, কুঁচগুলো kũcgula (colloquial), kũcgulo (formal)
genitive	কুঁচটার, কুঁচটির kũcṭar (colloquial), kũcṭir (formal)		কুঁচগুলার, কুঁচগুলোর kũcgular (colloquial), kũcgulor (formal)
locative	কুঁচটাতে / কুঁচটায়, কুঁচটিতে kũcṭate / kũcṭay (colloquial), kũcṭite (formal)		কুঁচগুলাতে / কুঁচগুলায়, কুঁচগুলোতে kũcgulate / kũcgulay (colloquial), kũcgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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