বাউল
Assamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Earlier a disyllabic word (/ba.ul/), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula, “affected by wind; mad”), from वात (vāta, “wind”). Cognate with Bengali বাউল (baul), Sylheti ꠛꠣꠃꠟ (baul), Hindi बावला (bāvlā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baul/
Adjective
বাউল • (baul)
Noun
বাউল • (baul)
Declension
(informal for humans):
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | |||||||
| singular | plural | informal | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |||||
| absolutive | বাউল (baul) | বাউলটো (baultü) | বাউলজনী (baulzoni) | বাউলকেইটা (baulkeita) | বাউলকেইজনী (baulkeizoni) | বাউলবোৰ (baulbür) | বাউলবিলাক (baulbilak) | |
| ergative | বাউলে (baule) | বাউলটোৱে (baultüe) | বাউলজনীয়ে (baulzonie) | বাউলকেইটাই (baulkeitai) | বাউলকেইজনীয়ে (baulkeizonie) | বাউলবোৰে (baulbüre) | বাউলবিলাকে (baulbilake) | |
| accusative | বাউলক (baulok) | বাউলটোক (baultük) | বাউলজনীক (baulzonik) | বাউলকেইটাক (baulkeizonik) | বাউলকেইজনীক (baulkeizonik) | বাউলবোৰক (baulbürok) | বাউলবিলাকক (baulbilakok) | |
| genitive | বাউলৰ (baulor) | বাউলটোৰ (baultür) | বাউলজনীৰ (baulzonir) | বাউলকেইটাৰ (baulkeitar) | বাউলকেইজনীৰ (baulkeizonir) | বাউলবোৰৰ (baulbüror) | বাউলবিলাকৰ (baulbilakor) | |
| dative | বাউললৈ (bauloloi) | বাউলটোলৈ (baultüloi) | বাউলজনীলৈ (baulzoniloi) | বাউলকেইটালৈ (baulkeitaloi) | বাউলকেইজনীলৈ (baulkeizoniloi) | বাউলবোৰলৈ (baulbüroloi) | বাউলবিলাকলৈ (baulbilakoloi) | |
| instrumental | বাউলেৰে (baulere) | বাউলটোৰে (baultüre) | বাউলজনীৰে (baulzonire) | বাউলকেইটাৰে (baulkeitare) | বাউলকেইজনীৰে (baulkeizonire) | বাউলবোৰেৰে (baulbürere) | বাউলবিলাকেৰে (baulbilakere) | |
| locative | বাউলত (baulot) | বাউলটোত (baultüt) | বাউলজনীত (baulzonit) | বাউলকেইটাত (baulkeitat) | বাউলকেইজনীত (baulkeizonit) | বাউলবোৰত (baulbürot) | বাউলবিলাকত (baulbilakot) | |
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female.
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vāula), from Sanskrit वातुल (vātula, “affected by wind; mad”), from वात (vāta, “wind”). Cognate with Assamese বাউল (baul), Hindi बावला (bāvlā).
Pronunciation
Noun
বাউল • (baul)
Derived terms
- বাউলগান (baulogan)
- বাউলানি (baulani)
Descendants
- → English: Baul