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ঢাকা

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See also: ঢোকা

Assamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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ঢাকা (dhaka)

  1. covered
  2. hidden
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).

Proper noun

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ঢাকা (dhaka)

  1. Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)
Declension
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Inflection of ঢাকা
absolutive ঢাকা
dhaka
ergative ঢাকাই
dhakai
accusative ঢাকা / ঢাকাক
dhaka / dhakak
genitive ঢাকাৰ
dhakar
dative ঢাকালৈ
dhakaloi
instrumental ঢাকাৰে
dhakare
locative ঢাকাত
dhakat
Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead.
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re).

Bengali

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɖʱaka/, [ˈɖʱaka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: ঢা‧কা

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (ḍhakkaï, to cover), denomimalized from *𑀠𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*ḍhakk, cover), from a substrate. Cognate with Assamese ঢকা (dhoka), Hindi ढकना (ḍhaknā), and Punjabi ਢੱਕਣਾ (ḍhakkaṇā). Doublet of ঢাক (ḍhak) and ঢাকনা (ḍhakona).

Verb

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ঢাকা (ḍhaka)

  1. (transitive) to cover
  2. (transitive) to hide, to cover up
Conjugation
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Noun

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ঢাকা (ḍhaka, lid)

ঢাকা (ḍhaka)

  1. cover, lid
Inflection
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Inflection of ঢাকা
nominative ঢাকা
ḍhaka
objective ঢাকা / ঢাকাকে
ḍhaka (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhakake (semantically definite)
genitive ঢাকার
ḍhakar
locative ঢাকাতে / ঢাকায়
ḍhakate / ḍhakaẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative ঢাকা
ḍhaka
objective ঢাকা / ঢাকাকে
ḍhaka (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhakake (semantically definite)
genitive ঢাকার
ḍhakar
locative ঢাকাতে / ঢাকায়
ḍhakate / ḍhakaẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঢাকাটি , ঢাকাটা
ḍhakaṭi, ḍhakaṭa
ঢাকাগুলি, ঢাকাগুলা, ঢাকাগুলো
ḍhakaguli, ḍhakagula, ḍhakagulō
objective ঢাকাটি, ঢাকাটা
ḍhakaṭi, ḍhakaṭa
ঢাকাগুলি, ঢাকাগুলা, ঢাকাগুলো
ḍhakaguli, ḍhakagula, ḍhakagulō
genitive ঢাকাটির, ঢাকাটার
ḍhakaṭir, ḍhakaṭar
ঢাকাগুলির, ঢাকাগুলার, ঢাকাগুলোর
ḍhakagulir, ḍhakagular, ḍhakagulōr
locative ঢাকাটিতে, ঢাকাটাতে, ঢাকাটায়
ḍhakaṭite, ḍhakaṭate, ḍhakaṭaẏ
ঢাকাগুলিতে, ঢাকাগুলাতে, ঢাকাগুলায়, ঢাকাগুলোতে
ḍhakagulite, ḍhakagulate, ḍhakagulaẏ, ḍhakagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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Adjective

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ঢাকা (ḍhaka) (comparative আরও ঢাকা, superlative সবচেয়ে ঢাকা)

  1. covered

Etymology 2

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The word is generally thought to originate from ঢাক (ḍhak), which has several meanings in Bengali. It either refers to the Butea monosperma, a tree commonly found in the area, or pays homage to the local dhak instrument played by the order of Governor Islam Khan I during the inauguration of the city in 1610.[1]

Proper noun

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ঢাকা (ḍhaka, Dhaka)

ঢাকা (ḍhaka)

  1. Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh)
Inflection
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Inflection of ঢাকা
nominative ঢাকা
ḍhaka
objective ঢাকা / ঢাকাকে
ḍhaka (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhakake (semantically definite)
genitive ঢাকার
ḍhakar
locative ঢাকাতে / ঢাকায়
ḍhakate / ḍhakaẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative ঢাকা
ḍhaka
objective ঢাকা / ঢাকাকে
ḍhaka (semantically general or indefinite) / ḍhakake (semantically definite)
genitive ঢাকার
ḍhakar
locative ঢাকাতে / ঢাকায়
ḍhakate / ḍhakaẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঢাকাটি , ঢাকাটা
ḍhakaṭi, ḍhakaṭa
ঢাকাগুলি, ঢাকাগুলা, ঢাকাগুলো
ḍhakaguli, ḍhakagula, ḍhakagulō
objective ঢাকাটি, ঢাকাটা
ḍhakaṭi, ḍhakaṭa
ঢাকাগুলি, ঢাকাগুলা, ঢাকাগুলো
ḍhakaguli, ḍhakagula, ḍhakagulō
genitive ঢাকাটির, ঢাকাটার
ḍhakaṭir, ḍhakaṭar
ঢাকাগুলির, ঢাকাগুলার, ঢাকাগুলোর
ḍhakagulir, ḍhakagular, ḍhakagulōr
locative ঢাকাটিতে, ঢাকাটাতে, ঢাকাটায়
ḍhakaṭite, ḍhakaṭate, ḍhakaṭaẏ
ঢাকাগুলিতে, ঢাকাগুলাতে, ঢাকাগুলায়, ঢাকাগুলোতে
ḍhakagulite, ḍhakagulate, ḍhakagulaẏ, ḍhakagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Arabic: دَاكَا (dākā)
  • Urdu: ڈھاکہ (ḍhāka)
  • Assamese: ঢাকা (dhaka)
  • English: Dhaka

References

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  1. ^ “Islam Khan Chisti”, in Banglapedia[1], 2013 February 4 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2 February 2015