বুক
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Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit बुक्क (bukka). Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠥꠇ (buk), Assamese বুকু (buku), Odia ବୁକୁ (buku), Romani buko (“liver; lung”), Marathi बोका (bokā, “kidney; chest”), Sinhalese බොක්ක (bokka, “belly”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]বুক • (buk)
- chest, thorax, breast, bosom
- (figurative) heart
- (figurative) courage
Inflection
[edit]| Inflection of বুক | |||
| nominative | বুক buk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | বুক / বুককে buk (semantically general or indefinite) / bukke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | বুকের buker | ||
| locative | বুকে buke | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | বুক buk | ||
| objective | বুক / বুককে buk (semantically general or indefinite) / bukke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | বুকের buker | ||
| locative | বুকে buke | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | বুকটা , বুকটি bukṭa (colloquial), bukṭi (formal) |
বুকগুলা, বুকগুলো bukgula (colloquial), bukgulo (formal) | |
| objective | বুকটা, বুকটি bukṭa (colloquial), bukṭi (formal) |
বুকগুলা, বুকগুলো bukgula (colloquial), bukgulo (formal) | |
| genitive | বুকটার, বুকটির bukṭar (colloquial), bukṭir (formal) |
বুকগুলার, বুকগুলোর bukgular (colloquial), bukgulor (formal) | |
| locative | বুকটাতে / বুকটায়, বুকটিতে bukṭate / bukṭay (colloquial), bukṭite (formal) |
বুকগুলাতে / বুকগুলায়, বুকগুলোতে bukgulate / bukgulay (colloquial), bukgulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||