আঁখি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (*akkhi), from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hákṣi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hákši, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs (“eye”), from *h₃ekʷ-. Doublet of অক্ষি (okkhi). Cognate with Assamese আখি (akhi), Odia ଆଖି (akhi), and Nepali आँखा (ā̃khā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ãkʰi/, [ˈãkʰiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /akʰi/, [ˈakʰiˑ]

Noun

আঁখি • (ãkhi)

1. (anatomy) eye

   Synonyms: চোখ (cōkh), নয়ন (noẏon), চশম (cośom)

Inflection

Inflection of আঁখি
nominative	আঁখি ãkhi
objective	আঁখি / আঁখিকে ãkhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ãkhike (semantically definite)
genitive	আঁখির ãkhir
locative	আঁখিতে ãkhite
	Indefinite forms
nominative	আঁখি ãkhi
objective	আঁখি / আঁখিকে ãkhi (semantically general or indefinite) / ãkhike (semantically definite)
genitive	আঁখির ãkhir
locative	আঁখিতে ãkhite
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	আঁখিটা , আঁখিটি ãkhiṭa (colloquial), ãkhiṭi (formal)		আঁখিগুলা, আঁখিগুলো ãkhigula (colloquial), ãkhigulo (formal)
objective	আঁখিটা, আঁখিটি ãkhiṭa (colloquial), ãkhiṭi (formal)		আঁখিগুলা, আঁখিগুলো ãkhigula (colloquial), ãkhigulo (formal)
genitive	আঁখিটার, আঁখিটির ãkhiṭar (colloquial), ãkhiṭir (formal)		আঁখিগুলার, আঁখিগুলোর ãkhigular (colloquial), ãkhigulor (formal)
locative	আঁখিটাতে / আঁখিটায়, আঁখিটিতে ãkhiṭate / ãkhiṭay (colloquial), ãkhiṭite (formal)		আঁখিগুলাতে / আঁখিগুলায়, আঁখিগুলোতে ãkhigulate / ãkhigulay (colloquial), ãkhigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).