নৌকা

See also: নাক

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नौका (naukā), a diminutive of नौ (nau), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náHuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náHuš, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs), Latin nāvis (ship), Persian ناو (nâv). Doublet of নৌ (nōu) and নাও (naō).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /nou̯ka/, [ˈnou̯kaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /nou̯ka/, [ˈnou̯kaˑ]
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Noun

নৌকা • (nōuka)

  1. boat
  2. rook (chess)

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative নৌকা (nōuka)
objective নৌকা / নৌকাকে (nōuka (semantically general or indefinite) / nōukake (semantically definite))
genitive নৌকার (nōukar)
locative নৌকাতে / নৌকায় (nōukate / nōukaẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative নৌকাটি , নৌকাটা (nōukaṭi, nōukaṭa) নৌকাগুলি, নৌকাগুলা, নৌকাগুলো (nōukaguli, nōukagula, nōukagulō)
objective নৌকাটি, নৌকাটা (nōukaṭi, nōukaṭa) নৌকাগুলি, নৌকাগুলা, নৌকাগুলো (nōukaguli, nōukagula, nōukagulō)
genitive নৌকাটির, নৌকাটার (nōukaṭir, nōukaṭar) নৌকাগুলির, নৌকাগুলার, নৌকাগুলোর (nōukagulir, nōukagular, nōukagulōr)
locative নৌকাটিতে, নৌকাটাতে, নৌকাটায় (nōukaṭite, nōukaṭate, nōukaṭaẏ) নৌকাগুলিতে, নৌকাগুলাতে, নৌকাগুলায়, নৌকাগুলোতে (nōukagulite, nōukagulate, nōukagulaẏ, nōukagulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nou̯ka/

Noun

নৌকা (nouka)

  1. boat