বাউল

Assamese

Alternative forms

• বাউলা (baula)
• বলিয়া (bolia) (more common)

Etymology

Earlier a disyllabic word (/ba.ul/), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula, “affected by wind; mad”), from वात (vāta, “wind”). Cognate with Bengali বাউল (baul), Sylheti ꠛꠣꠃꠟ (baul), Hindi बावला (bāvlā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baul/

Adjective

বাউল • (baul)

1. mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic

   Synonyms: পগলা (pogola), পাগল (pagol)

   জেবে নিসিজে চাউল।
   তেবে বুলিবা ডাকক বাউল ॥

   When the rice doesn't cook,
   then call Dak crazy.

Noun

বাউল • (baul)

1. mad, crazy, nuts, eccentric, insane, daft, screwball, lunatic

Declension

(informal for humans):

Inflection of বাউল

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral								non-numeral (plural)
			singular				plural				informal
			♂		♀		♂		♀
absolutive	বাউল baul		বাউলটো baultü		বাউলজনী baulzoni		বাউলকেইটা baulkeita		বাউলকেইজনী baulkeizoni		বাউলবোৰ baulbür		বাউলবিলাক baulbilak
ergative	বাউলে baule		বাউলটোৱে baultüe		বাউলজনীয়ে baulzonie		বাউলকেইটাই baulkeitai		বাউলকেইজনীয়ে baulkeizonie		বাউলবোৰে baulbüre		বাউলবিলাকে baulbilake
accusative	বাউলক baulok		বাউলটোক baultük		বাউলজনীক baulzonik		বাউলকেইটাক baulkeizonik		বাউলকেইজনীক baulkeizonik		বাউলবোৰক baulbürok		বাউলবিলাকক baulbilakok
genitive	বাউলৰ baulor		বাউলটোৰ baultür		বাউলজনীৰ baulzonir		বাউলকেইটাৰ baulkeitar		বাউলকেইজনীৰ baulkeizonir		বাউলবোৰৰ baulbüror		বাউলবিলাকৰ baulbilakor
dative	বাউললৈ bauloloi		বাউলটোলৈ baultüloi		বাউলজনীলৈ baulzoniloi		বাউলকেইটালৈ baulkeitaloi		বাউলকেইজনীলৈ baulkeizoniloi		বাউলবোৰলৈ baulbüroloi		বাউলবিলাকলৈ baulbilakoloi
instrumental	বাউলেৰে baulere		বাউলটোৰে baultüre		বাউলজনীৰে baulzonire		বাউলকেইটাৰে baulkeitare		বাউলকেইজনীৰে baulkeizonire		বাউলবোৰেৰে baulbürere		বাউলবিলাকেৰে baulbilakere
locative	বাউলত baulot		বাউলটোত baultüt		বাউলজনীত baulzonit		বাউলকেইটাত baulkeitat		বাউলকেইজনীত baulkeizonit		বাউলবোৰত baulbürot		বাউলবিলাকত baulbilakot
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female. Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead. Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula, “affected by wind; mad”), from वात (vāta, “wind”). Cognate with Assamese বাউল (baul), Hindi बावला (bāvlā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bau̯l/, [ˈbau̯l]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bau̯l/, [ˈbau̯l]

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Noun

বাউল • (baul)

1. the Baul; a Baul devotee
2. (now archaic) a lunatic; a madcap

Derived terms

• বাউলগান (baulogan)
• বাউলানি (baulani)

Descendants

• → English: Baul