নৌকা

See also: নাক

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नौका (naukā), a diminutive of नौ (nau), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin nāvis (“ship”), Persian ناو (nâv). Doublet of নৌ (nōu) and নাও (naō).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nou̯ka/, [ˈnou̯kaˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nou̯ka/, [ˈnou̯kaˑ]

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Noun

নৌকা • (nōuka)

1. boat

Inflection

Inflection of নৌকা
nominative	নৌকা nōuka
objective	নৌকা / নৌকাকে nōuka (semantically general or indefinite) / nōukake (semantically definite)
genitive	নৌকার nōukar
locative	নৌকাতে / নৌকায় nōukate / nōukaẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	নৌকা nōuka
objective	নৌকা / নৌকাকে nōuka (semantically general or indefinite) / nōukake (semantically definite)
genitive	নৌকার nōukar
locative	নৌকাতে / নৌকায় nōukate / nōukaẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	নৌকাটি , নৌকাটা nōukaṭi, nōukaṭa		নৌকাগুলি, নৌকাগুলা, নৌকাগুলো nōukaguli, nōukagula, nōukagulō
objective	নৌকাটি, নৌকাটা nōukaṭi, nōukaṭa		নৌকাগুলি, নৌকাগুলা, নৌকাগুলো nōukaguli, nōukagula, nōukagulō
genitive	নৌকাটির, নৌকাটার nōukaṭir, nōukaṭar		নৌকাগুলির, নৌকাগুলার, নৌকাগুলোর nōukagulir, nōukagular, nōukagulōr
locative	নৌকাটিতে, নৌকাটাতে, নৌকাটায় nōukaṭite, nōukaṭate, nōukaṭaẏ		নৌকাগুলিতে, নৌকাগুলাতে, নৌকাগুলায়, নৌকাগুলোতে nōukagulite, nōukagulate, nōukagulaẏ, nōukagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nou̯ka/

Noun

নৌকা (nouka)

1. boat