হিং
Bengali
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Alternative forms
[edit]- হিঙ (hiṅ)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀼 (hiṃgu), from Sanskrit हिङ्गु (hiṅgu), originally a borrowing from Proto-Iranian *Hángwr̥ (“extract, resin”). Compare Assamese হিং (hiṅ), Odia ହିଙ୍ଗୁ (hiṅgu), ହଂଗ୍ (haṅg), as well as Hindi हींग (hīṅg), Nepali हिङ (hiṅ), Lepcha ᰝᰬᰵ (heng, “ginger”), and also Iranian Persian آنغوزه (ânğuze, “Ferula species”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]হিং • (hiṅ)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of হিং | |||
| nominative | হিং hiṅ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | হিং / হিংকে hiṅ (semantically general or indefinite) / hiṅke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | হিঙের hiṅer | ||
| locative | হিঙে hiṅe | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | হিং hiṅ | ||
| objective | হিং / হিংকে hiṅ (semantically general or indefinite) / hiṅke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | হিঙের hiṅer | ||
| locative | হিঙে hiṅe | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | হিঙটা , হিঙটি hiṅṭa (colloquial), hiṅṭi (formal) |
হিঙগুলা, হিঙগুলো hiṅgula (colloquial), hiṅgulo (formal) | |
| objective | হিঙটা, হিঙটি hiṅṭa (colloquial), hiṅṭi (formal) |
হিঙগুলা, হিঙগুলো hiṅgula (colloquial), hiṅgulo (formal) | |
| genitive | হিঙটার, হিঙটির hiṅṭar (colloquial), hiṅṭir (formal) |
হিঙগুলার, হিঙগুলোর hiṅgular (colloquial), hiṅgulor (formal) | |
| locative | হিঙটাতে / হিঙটায়, হিঙটিতে hiṅṭate / hiṅṭay (colloquial), hiṅṭite (formal) |
হিঙগুলাতে / হিঙগুলায়, হিঙগুলোতে hiṅgulate / hiṅgulay (colloquial), hiṅgulote (formal) | |
| 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) “him,_hiṅa”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]