জলপাই

Bengali

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Assamese জলফাই (zolophai).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɔlpai̯/, [ˈd͡ʒɔlpai̯]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑɔlpai̯/, [ˈdʑɔlpai̯]

Noun

জলপাই • (jolpai)

  1. olive

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative জলপাই (jolpai)
objective জলপাই / জলপাইকে (jolpai (semantically general or indefinite) / jolpaike (semantically definite))
genitive জলপাইর (jolpair)
locative জলপাইতে / জলপাইয় (jolpaite / jolpaiẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative জলপাইটি , জলপাইটা (jolpaiṭi, jolpaiṭa) জলপাইগুলি, জলপাইগুলা, জলপাইগুলো (jolpaiguli, jolpaigula, jolpaigulō)
objective জলপাইটি, জলপাইটা (jolpaiṭi, jolpaiṭa) জলপাইগুলি, জলপাইগুলা, জলপাইগুলো (jolpaiguli, jolpaigula, jolpaigulō)
genitive জলপাইটির, জলপাইটার (jolpaiṭir, jolpaiṭar) জলপাইগুলির, জলপাইগুলার, জলপাইগুলোর (jolpaigulir, jolpaigular, jolpaigulōr)
locative জলপাইটিতে, জলপাইটাতে, জলপাইটায় (jolpaiṭite, jolpaiṭate, jolpaiṭaẏ) জলপাইগুলিতে, জলপাইগুলাতে, জলপাইগুলায়, জলপাইগুলোতে (jolpaigulite, jolpaigulate, jolpaigulaẏ, jolpaigulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • জলপাই রং (jolpai roṅ)
  • জলপাই রংয়ের (jolpai roṅẏer)
  • জলপাইয়ের তেল (jolpaiẏer tel)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “জলপাই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]