শাঁখ

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃãkʰ/, [ˈʃãːk], [ˈʃãx]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃakʰ/, [ˈʃaːk], [ˈʃax]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /ʃakʰ/, [ˈʃak], [ˈʃax]

Noun

শাঁখ • (śãkh)

1. conch

Inflection

Inflection of শাঁখ
nominative	শাঁখ śãkh
objective	শাঁখ / শাঁখকে śãkh (semantically general or indefinite) / śãkhke (semantically definite)
genitive	শাঁখর śãkhr
locative	শাঁখতে / শাঁখয় śãkhte / śãkhẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	শাঁখ śãkh
objective	শাঁখ / শাঁখকে śãkh (semantically general or indefinite) / śãkhke (semantically definite)
genitive	শাঁখর śãkhr
locative	শাঁখতে / শাঁখয় śãkhte / śãkhẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	শাঁখটি , শাঁখটা śãkhṭi, śãkhṭa		শাঁখগুলি, শাঁখগুলা, শাঁখগুলো śãkhguli, śãkhgula, śãkhgulō
objective	শাঁখটি, শাঁখটা śãkhṭi, śãkhṭa		শাঁখগুলি, শাঁখগুলা, শাঁখগুলো śãkhguli, śãkhgula, śãkhgulō
genitive	শাঁখটির, শাঁখটার śãkhṭir, śãkhṭar		শাঁখগুলির, শাঁখগুলার, শাঁখগুলোর śãkhgulir, śãkhgular, śãkhgulōr
locative	শাঁখটিতে, শাঁখটাতে, শাঁখটায় śãkhṭite, śãkhṭate, śãkhṭaẏ		শাঁখগুলিতে, শাঁখগুলাতে, শাঁখগুলায়, শাঁখগুলোতে śãkhgulite, śãkhgulate, śãkhgulaẏ, śãkhgulōte
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) “শাঁখ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]