বিলাই

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀯 (vilāva, wailing), from Sanskrit ৱিলাপ (vilāpa, wailing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.laɪ/

Noun

বিলাই • (bilai)

  1. misery, misfortune, distress, hardship

Declension

Declension of বিলাই
nominative বিলাই / বিলায়ে
bilai / bilaye
genitive বিলাইৰ
bilair
nominative বিলাই / বিলায়ে
bilai / bilaye
accusative বিলাই / বিলাইক
bilai / bilaik
dative বিলাইলৈ
bilailoi
terminative বিলাইলৈকে
bilailoike
instrumental বিলায়ে / বিলায়েৰে
bilaye / bilayere
genitive বিলাইৰ
bilair
locative বিলাইত
bilait
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • বিলেই (bilei)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit बिडालिका (biḍālikā). Cognate to Assamese বিৰালী (birali), Hindustani بلی / बिल्ली (billī).

Pronunciation

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bilai̯/, [ˈbilai̯]
    (file)
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /bilai̯/, [ˈbilai̯], [ˈbilai̯]

Noun

বিলাই • (bilai) (Vanga, Varendra)

  1. a cat
    Synonyms: বিড়াল (biṛal), মেকুর (mekur), বিল্লি (billi), মার্জার (marjar)
    বিলাই মাছ খাইছেbilai mas khaise.The cat has eaten fish.

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “বিলাই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, বিলাই, Government of Bangladesh
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