বই

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Bengali

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a bookshelf full of books
বই (boi, book)

Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀯𑀳𑀺𑀬𑀸 (*vahiyā, accounts), from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā, diary, ledger), a variant of वाहिका (vāhikā) (compounded in राजवाहिका (rājavāhikā, literally the bearer of (the records of) the king)), the feminine form of वाहक (vāhaka, bearer, carrier), a compound of वाह (vāha, carrying, from the root वह् (vah, to carry)) +‎ -क (-ka, agent suffix). Cognate to Assamese বহী (bohi), Odia ବହି (bahi), ବଇ (bai), Gujarati વહી (vahī), Hindi बही (bahī), Punjabi ਵਹੀ (vahī), ਬਹੀ (bahī), Sindhi وَهِي / वही, Marathi वही (vahī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /boi/
    • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ব‧ই
  • Rhymes: -oi

Noun

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বই (boi)

  1. book
    Synonyms: কিতাব (kitab), গ্রন্থ (grontho), পুস্তক (pustok)
    আমার বাড়িতে অনেক বই আছে।
    amar baṛite onek boi ache.
    There's a lot of books at my house.

Inflection

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Inflection of বই
nominative বই
boi
objective বই / বইকে
boi (semantically general or indefinite) / boike (semantically definite)
genitive বইয়ের / বইর
boiyer / boir
locative বইতে
boite
Indefinite forms
nominative বই
boi
objective বই / বইকে
boi (semantically general or indefinite) / boike (semantically definite)
genitive বইয়ের / বইর
boiyer / boir
locative বইতে
boite
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বইটা , বইটি
boiṭa (colloquial), boiṭi (formal)
বইগুলা, বইগুলো
boigula (colloquial), boigulo (formal)
objective বইটা, বইটি
boiṭa (colloquial), boiṭi (formal)
বইগুলা, বইগুলো
boigula (colloquial), boigulo (formal)
genitive বইটার, বইটির
boiṭar (colloquial), boiṭir (formal)
বইগুলার, বইগুলোর
boigular (colloquial), boigulor (formal)
locative বইটাতে / বইটায়, বইটিতে
boiṭate / boiṭay (colloquial), boiṭite (formal)
বইগুলাতে / বইগুলায়, বইগুলোতে
boigulate / boigulay (colloquial), boigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Hajong

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit वहिका (vahikā).

Noun

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বই (bôi)

  1. book