ঠাঁই

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀣𑀸𑀫 ~ *𑀞𑀸𑀫 (thāma ~ *ṭhāma​), from Sanskrit স্থামন্ (sthāman). Cognate with Assamese ঠাই (thai), Maithili ठाम (ṭhām), Bhojpuri 𑂘𑂰𑂀𑂫 / ठाँव (ṭhā̃v), Romani than. Doublet of স্থান (sthan) and -স্তান (-stan). Related to থুয়া (thuẏa), থান (than), থাকা (thaka), থালা (thala) and ঠিক (ṭhik).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʈʰãi/, [ˈʈʰãiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tʰai̯/, [ˈtʰai̯]
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Noun

ঠাঁই • (ṭhãi)

  1. space, place
    Synonym: জায়গা (jaẏga)
    অপরাধীর ঠাঁই নাইopradhir ṭhãi naiNo place for the criminals.

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative ঠাঁই (ṭhãi)
objective ঠাঁই / ঠাঁইকে (ṭhãi (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭhãike (semantically definite))
genitive ঠাঁইর (ṭhãir)
locative ঠাঁইতে / ঠাঁইয় (ṭhãite / ṭhãiẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative ঠাঁইটি , ঠাঁইটা (ṭhãiṭi, ṭhãiṭa) ঠাঁইগুলি, ঠাঁইগুলা, ঠাঁইগুলো (ṭhãiguli, ṭhãigula, ṭhãigulō)
objective ঠাঁইটি, ঠাঁইটা (ṭhãiṭi, ṭhãiṭa) ঠাঁইগুলি, ঠাঁইগুলা, ঠাঁইগুলো (ṭhãiguli, ṭhãigula, ṭhãigulō)
genitive ঠাঁইটির, ঠাঁইটার (ṭhãiṭir, ṭhãiṭar) ঠাঁইগুলির, ঠাঁইগুলার, ঠাঁইগুলোর (ṭhãigulir, ṭhãigular, ṭhãigulōr)
locative ঠাঁইটিতে, ঠাঁইটাতে, ঠাঁইটায় (ṭhãiṭite, ṭhãiṭate, ṭhãiṭaẏ) ঠাঁইগুলিতে, ঠাঁইগুলাতে, ঠাঁইগুলায়, ঠাঁইগুলোতে (ṭhãigulite, ṭhãigulate, ṭhãigulaẏ, ṭhãigulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).