চির

Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀻𑀭 (cīra, “rag”), originally from Sanskrit चीर (cīra). Compare Odia ଚୀର (cira), Hindi चीर (cīr), Nepali चिरो (ciro).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾ/, [ˈt͡ʃiɾ]

Noun

চির • (cir)

  1. a chink, fissure, crack, slit
    দেওয়ালে চির ধরা ― deōẇale cir dhora ― a crack in the wall
  2. long strips
  3. portion, piece
Declension
indefinite forms
nominative চির (cir)
objective চির / চিরকে (cir (semantically general or indefinite) / cirke (semantically definite))
genitive চিরের (cirer)
locative চিরে (cire)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative চিরটা , চিরটি (cirṭa (colloquial), cirṭi (formal)) চিরগুলা, চিরগুলো (cirgula (colloquial), cirgulo (formal))
objective চিরটা, চিরটি (cirṭa (colloquial), cirṭi (formal)) চিরগুলা, চিরগুলো (cirgula (colloquial), cirgulo (formal))
genitive চিরটার, চিরটির (cirṭar (colloquial), cirṭir (formal)) চিরগুলার, চিরগুলোর (cirgular (colloquial), cirgulor (formal))
locative চিরটাতে / চিরটায়, চিরটিতে (cirṭate / cirṭay (colloquial), cirṭite (formal)) চিরগুলাতে / চিরগুলায়, চিরগুলোতে (cirgulate / cirgulay (colloquial), cirgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms
  • চৌচির (cōucir)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀭 (cira), originally from Sanskrit চির (cira).[2]

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾo/, [ˈt͡ʃiɾoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕiɹo/, [ˈtɕiɹoˑ]

Adverb

চির • (ciro)

  1. all time, everlasting, endless, perpetual
    চির অম্লান ― ciro omlan ― never-fading (literally, “eternally unfading”)
  2. all, whole, entire
Derived terms

References

  • Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “চির”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.
  • Dāsa, Jñānendramohana (1937-1938), “চির”, in Bāṅgālā bhāshāra abhidhāna (in Bengali), 2nd edition, Kalikata: Indian Publishing House, →OCLC.
  • Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “চির”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.
  • Biswas, Sailendra (2004), “চির”, in সংসদ বাংলা অভিধান, 7th edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad.
  • “চির”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cira”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cira”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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