শিশু

শিশু

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शिशु (śiśu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

শিশু • (shishu)

1. baby, infant
2. child

Inflection

Inflection of শিশু
nominative	শিশু shishu
objective	শিশুকে shishuke
genitive	শিশুর shishur
	Indefinite forms
nominative	শিশু shishu
objective	শিশুকে shishuke
genitive	শিশুর shishur
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	শিশুটা, শিশুটি shishuṭa (colloquial), shishuṭi (formal)		শিশুরা shishura
objective	শিশুটাকে, শিশুটিকে shishuṭake (colloquial), shishuṭike (formal)		শিশুদের(কে) shishuder(ke)
genitive	শিশুটার, শিশুটির shishuṭar (colloquial), shishuṭir (formal)		শিশুদের shishuder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• শিশুকাল (śiśukal)

Related terms

• ওলদ (olôdô)

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Early Assamese

শিশু

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit শিংশুক (śiṃśuka).[1].

Noun

শিশু (śiśu)

1. dolphin (mainly river dolphin)
   • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Sundara Kanda

     কুম্ভীৰ, কচ্ছপ, মৎস্য, শিশু, ঘৰিয়াল। নানা বিধি জল জন্তু কৰয় আস্ফাল ॥

     kumbhīro, kocchopo, motsjo, śiśu, ghoriyalo, nana bidhi jolo jontu koroyo asphalo .

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of শিশু
nominative	শিশু / শিশুৱে śiśu / śiśue
genitive	শিশুৰ śiśur
nominative	শিশু / শিশুৱে śiśu / śiśue
accusative	শিশু / শিশুক śiśu / śiśuk
dative	শিশুলৈ śiśuloi
terminative	শিশুলৈকে śiśuloike
instrumental	শিশুৱে/ শিশুৰে śiśue / śiśure
genitive	শিশুৰ śiśur
locative	শিশুত śiśut
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Descendants

• Assamese: শিহু (xihu)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śiṁśumāˊra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press