ফোড়া

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ফোঁড়া (phō̃ṛa)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀨𑁄𑀟 (phoḍa), from Sanskrit স্ফোট (sphoṭa). Compare Assamese ফোৰা (phüra), Odia ଫୋରା (phorā), Hindustani پھوڑا / फोड़ा (phoṛā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /foɽa/, [ˈfoɽaˑ], /foɾa/, [ˈfoɾaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /foɹa/, [ˈfoɹaˑ]

Noun

ফোড়া • (phōṛa)

1. (pathology) boil, furuncle, abscess

Declension

Inflection of ফোড়া
nominative	ফোড়া phōṛa
objective	ফোড়া / ফোড়াকে phōṛa (semantically general or indefinite) / phōṛake (semantically definite)
genitive	ফোড়ার phōṛar
locative	ফোড়াতে / ফোড়ায় phōṛate / phōṛaẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ফোড়া phōṛa
objective	ফোড়া / ফোড়াকে phōṛa (semantically general or indefinite) / phōṛake (semantically definite)
genitive	ফোড়ার phōṛar
locative	ফোড়াতে / ফোড়ায় phōṛate / phōṛaẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ফোড়াটি , ফোড়াটা phōṛaṭi, phōṛaṭa		ফোড়াগুলি, ফোড়াগুলা, ফোড়াগুলো phōṛaguli, phōṛagula, phōṛagulō
objective	ফোড়াটি, ফোড়াটা phōṛaṭi, phōṛaṭa		ফোড়াগুলি, ফোড়াগুলা, ফোড়াগুলো phōṛaguli, phōṛagula, phōṛagulō
genitive	ফোড়াটির, ফোড়াটার phōṛaṭir, phōṛaṭar		ফোড়াগুলির, ফোড়াগুলার, ফোড়াগুলোর phōṛagulir, phōṛagular, phōṛagulōr
locative	ফোড়াটিতে, ফোড়াটাতে, ফোড়াটায় phōṛaṭite, phōṛaṭate, phōṛaṭaẏ		ফোড়াগুলিতে, ফোড়াগুলাতে, ফোড়াগুলায়, ফোড়াগুলোতে phōṛagulite, phōṛagulate, phōṛagulaẏ, phōṛagulōte
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) “ফোড়া”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, ফোড়া, Government of Bangladesh
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sphōṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press