ব্যাঙ

Bengali

Inherited from Sanskrit व्यङ्ग (vyaṅga).^[1] Cognate with Assamese বেং (beṅ), Odia ବେଙ୍ଗ (beṅga), Hindi बेंग (beṅg).

ব্যাঙ • (bêṅ)

frog, toad
Synonyms: মণ্ডূক (monḍuk), ভেক (bhek), অজিহ্ব (ojiubho), দাদুর (dadur), দর্দুর (dordur)
(figurative) a simpleton, a person of lowly status
কুয়োর ব্যাঙ ― kuẏōr bêṅ ― a narrow-minded person with limited knowledge (literally, “the frog in the well”)

indefinite forms
nominative	ব্যাঙ (bêṅ)
objective	ব্যাঙকে (bêṅ (semantically general or indefinite) / bêṅke (semantically definite))
genitive	ব্যাঙের (bêṅer)

definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	ব্যাঙটা, ব্যাঙটি (bêṅṭa (colloquial), bêṅṭi (formal))	ব্যাঙেরা (bêṅera)
objective	ব্যাঙটাকে, ব্যাঙটিকে (bêṅṭake (colloquial), bêṅṭike (formal))	ব্যাঙদের(কে) (bêṅder(ke))
genitive	ব্যাঙটার, ব্যাঙটির (bêṅṭar (colloquial), bêṅṭir (formal))	ব্যাঙদের (bêṅder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “12159”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press