মেড়া
Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit मेण्ढ (meṇḍha). Cognate with Assamese মেৰ (mer).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]মেড়া • (meṛa)
- ram
- (figurative) a blockhead, dunce
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of মেড়া | |||
| nominative | মেড়া meṛa | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | মেড়াকে meṛake | ||
| genitive | মেড়ার meṛar | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | মেড়া meṛa | ||
| objective | মেড়াকে meṛake | ||
| genitive | মেড়ার meṛar | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | মেড়াটা, মেড়াটি meṛaṭa (colloquial), meṛaṭi (formal) |
মেড়ারা meṛara | |
| objective | মেড়াটাকে, মেড়াটিকে meṛaṭake (colloquial), meṛaṭike (formal) |
মেড়াদের(কে) meṛader(ke) | |
| genitive | মেড়াটার, মেড়াটির meṛaṭar (colloquial), meṛaṭir (formal) |
মেড়াদের meṛader | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
References
[edit]- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “মেড়া”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]