পাঁজর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• পাঁজরা (pãjra)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पञ्जर (pañjara).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pãd͡ʒɔɾ/, [ˈpãd͡ʒɔɾ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /padʑɔɹ/, [ˈpadʑɔɹ]

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• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /pad̪zɔɾ/, [ˈpad̪zɔɾ], [ˈɸazɔɹ]

Noun

পাঁজর • (pãjor)

1. the ribs; thorax; rib bone, rib

Inflection

Inflection of পাঁজর
nominative	পাঁজর pãjor
objective	পাঁজর / পাঁজরকে pãjor (semantically general or indefinite) / pãjorke (semantically definite)
genitive	পাঁজরের pãjorer
locative	পাঁজরে pãjore
	Indefinite forms
nominative	পাঁজর pãjor
objective	পাঁজর / পাঁজরকে pãjor (semantically general or indefinite) / pãjorke (semantically definite)
genitive	পাঁজরের pãjorer
locative	পাঁজরে pãjore
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	পাঁজরটা , পাঁজরটি pãjorṭa (colloquial), pãjorṭi (formal)		পাঁজরগুলা, পাঁজরগুলো pãjorgula (colloquial), pãjorgulo (formal)
objective	পাঁজরটা, পাঁজরটি pãjorṭa (colloquial), pãjorṭi (formal)		পাঁজরগুলা, পাঁজরগুলো pãjorgula (colloquial), pãjorgulo (formal)
genitive	পাঁজরটার, পাঁজরটির pãjorṭar (colloquial), pãjorṭir (formal)		পাঁজরগুলার, পাঁজরগুলোর pãjorgular (colloquial), pãjorgulor (formal)
locative	পাঁজরটাতে / পাঁজরটায়, পাঁজরটিতে pãjorṭate / pãjorṭay (colloquial), pãjorṭite (formal)		পাঁজরগুলাতে / পাঁজরগুলায়, পাঁজরগুলোতে pãjorgulate / pãjorgulay (colloquial), pãjorgulote (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) “পাঁজর,_পাঁজরা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]