খঞ্জর

Bengali

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰɔndʒɔɾ/, [ˈkʰɔndʒɔɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰɔndʑɔɹ/, [ˈkʰɔndʑɔɹ]

Noun

খঞ্জর • (khonjor)

1. a kind of short dagger or scimitar
2. handjar

Inflection

Inflection of খঞ্জর
nominative	খঞ্জর khonjor
objective	খঞ্জর / খঞ্জরকে khonjor (semantically general or indefinite) / khonjorke (semantically definite)
genitive	খঞ্জরের khonjorer
locative	খঞ্জরে khonjore
	Indefinite forms
nominative	খঞ্জর khonjor
objective	খঞ্জর / খঞ্জরকে khonjor (semantically general or indefinite) / khonjorke (semantically definite)
genitive	খঞ্জরের khonjorer
locative	খঞ্জরে khonjore
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	খঞ্জরটা , খঞ্জরটি khonjorṭa (colloquial), khonjorṭi (formal)		খঞ্জরগুলা, খঞ্জরগুলো khonjorgula (colloquial), khonjorgulo (formal)
objective	খঞ্জরটা, খঞ্জরটি khonjorṭa (colloquial), khonjorṭi (formal)		খঞ্জরগুলা, খঞ্জরগুলো khonjorgula (colloquial), khonjorgulo (formal)
genitive	খঞ্জরটার, খঞ্জরটির khonjorṭar (colloquial), khonjorṭir (formal)		খঞ্জরগুলার, খঞ্জরগুলোর khonjorgular (colloquial), khonjorgulor (formal)
locative	খঞ্জরটাতে / খঞ্জরটায়, খঞ্জরটিতে khonjorṭate / khonjorṭay (colloquial), khonjorṭite (formal)		খঞ্জরগুলাতে / খঞ্জরগুলায়, খঞ্জরগুলোতে khonjorgulate / khonjorgulay (colloquial), khonjorgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “খঞ্জর”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.