দহন

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दहन (dahana, burning, destroying by fire).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d̪ɔhon/, [ˈd̪ɔhon]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /d̪ɔhon/, [ˈd̪ɔhon]

Noun

দহন • (dohon)

  1. combustion, burning with fire
    Synonyms: জ্বাল (jal), জ্বলন (jolon)
  2. anguish, affliction
    Synonyms: যন্ত্রণা (jontrona), যাতনা (jatona)

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative দহন (dohon)
objective দহন / দহনকে (dohon (semantically general or indefinite) / dohonke (semantically definite))
genitive দহনের (dohoner)
locative দহনে (dohone)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative দহনটা , দহনটি (dohonṭa (colloquial), dohonṭi (formal)) দহনগুলা, দহনগুলো (dohongula (colloquial), dohongulo (formal))
objective দহনটা, দহনটি (dohonṭa (colloquial), dohonṭi (formal)) দহনগুলা, দহনগুলো (dohongula (colloquial), dohongulo (formal))
genitive দহনটার, দহনটির (dohonṭar (colloquial), dohonṭir (formal)) দহনগুলার, দহনগুলোর (dohongular (colloquial), dohongulor (formal))
locative দহনটাতে / দহনটায়, দহনটিতে (dohonṭate / dohonṭay (colloquial), dohonṭite (formal)) দহনগুলাতে / দহনগুলায়, দহনগুলোতে (dohongulate / dohongulay (colloquial), dohongulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • দহনীয় (dohoniẏo)
  • দহনোপল (dohnōpol)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “দহন”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, দহন, Government of Bangladesh