তরু

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तरु (taru).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪oɾu/, [ˈt̪oɾuˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪oɹu/, [ˈt̪oɹuˑ]

Noun

তরু • (toru)

  1. tree, plant

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative তরু (tôru)
objective তরুকে (tôruke)
genitive তরুর (tôrur)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative তরুটা, তরুটি (tôruṭa (colloquial), tôruṭi (formal)) তরুরা (tôrura)
objective তরুটাকে, তরুটিকে (tôruṭake (colloquial), tôruṭike (formal)) তরুদের(কে) (tôruder(ke))
genitive তরুটার, তরুটির (tôruṭar (colloquial), tôruṭir (formal)) তরুদের (tôruder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • তরুকোটর (torukōṭor)
  • তরুক্ষীর (torukkhir)
  • তরুতল (torutol)
  • তরুবর (torubor)
  • তরুবল্লী (torubolli)
  • তরুভুক (torubhuk)
  • তরুভোজী (torubhōji)
  • তরুমূল (torumul)
  • তরুরাজ (toruraj)
  • তরুলতা (torulota)
  • তরুশিখর (toruśikhor)
  • তরুশির (toruśir)
  • তরুসার (toruśar)

References

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