Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit পদ (pada, step, foot, position), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *padám, from Proto-Indo-European *pedóm, originally meaning 'trace, bottom', from *ped- (step, footprint). Cognate with Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) (whence English -pod), Latin pedis (whence English -ped) and Old English fōt (whence English foot). Doublet of পা (pa, foot).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pɔd̪/, [ˈpɔd̪]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pɔd̪/, [ˈpɔd̪]

Noun

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পদ (pod)

  1. step, pace
  2. line of poetry, verse
  3. distich, lyric
  4. post, office, employment
  5. position, rank, station
  6. favour, grace, shelter, refuge
  7. (anatomy) leg, foot
    Synonym: পা (pa)
  8. (linguistics) inflection, a part of speech, word
  9. (mathematics) algebraic term
  10. fourth part, quarter

Declension

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Inflection of পদ
nominative পদ
pôd
objective পদ / পদকে
pôd (semantically general or indefinite) / pôdke (semantically definite)
genitive পদের
pôder
locative পদে
pôde
Indefinite forms
nominative পদ
pôd
objective পদ / পদকে
pôd (semantically general or indefinite) / pôdke (semantically definite)
genitive পদের
pôder
locative পদে
pôde
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative পদটা , পদটি
pôdṭa (colloquial), pôdṭi (formal)
পদগুলা, পদগুলো
pôdgula (colloquial), pôdgulo (formal)
objective পদটা, পদটি
pôdṭa (colloquial), pôdṭi (formal)
পদগুলা, পদগুলো
pôdgula (colloquial), pôdgulo (formal)
genitive পদটার, পদটির
pôdṭar (colloquial), pôdṭir (formal)
পদগুলার, পদগুলোর
pôdgular (colloquial), pôdgulor (formal)
locative পদটাতে / পদটায়, পদটিতে
pôdṭate / pôdṭay (colloquial), pôdṭite (formal)
পদগুলাতে / পদগুলায়, পদগুলোতে
pôdgulate / pôdgulay (colloquial), pôdgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

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References

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