গোঠ

Bengali

Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (gŏṭṭha), from Sanskrit गो॒ष्ठ (goṣṭhá), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷow-sth₂-ó-s, from *gʷṓws + *steh₂-.

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡoʈʰ/, [ɡoʈ]

    Noun

    গোঠ • (gōṭh)

    1. grazing ground, pasture or pasturage

    Inflection

    indefinite forms
    nominative গোঠ (gōṭh)
    objective গোঠ / গোঠকে (gōṭh (semantically general or indefinite) / gōṭhke (semantically definite))
    genitive গোঠের (gōṭher)
    locative গোঠে (gōṭhe)
    definite forms
    singular plural
    nominative গোঠটা , গোঠটি (gōṭhṭa (colloquial), gōṭhṭi (formal)) গোঠগুলা, গোঠগুলো (gōṭhgula (colloquial), gōṭhgulo (formal))
    objective গোঠটা, গোঠটি (gōṭhṭa (colloquial), gōṭhṭi (formal)) গোঠগুলা, গোঠগুলো (gōṭhgula (colloquial), gōṭhgulo (formal))
    genitive গোঠটার, গোঠটির (gōṭhṭar (colloquial), gōṭhṭir (formal)) গোঠগুলার, গোঠগুলোর (gōṭhgular (colloquial), gōṭhgulor (formal))
    locative গোঠটাতে / গোঠটায়, গোঠটিতে (gōṭhṭate / gōṭhṭay (colloquial), gōṭhṭite (formal)) গোঠগুলাতে / গোঠগুলায়, গোঠগুলোতে (gōṭhgulate / gōṭhgulay (colloquial), gōṭhgulote (formal))
    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), “গোঠ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]