গণ

Assamese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गण (gaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔn/

Noun

গণ • (gon)

1. a multitude
2. Shiva's attendants

Declension

Declension of গণ
nominative	গণ / গণে gon / gone
genitive	গণৰ gonor
nominative	গণ / গণে gon / gone
accusative	গণ / গণক gon / gonok
dative	গণলৈ gonoloi
terminative	গণলৈকে gonoloike
instrumental	গণে / গণেৰে gone / gonere
genitive	গণৰ gonor
locative	গণত gonot
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.

References

• “গণ”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गण (gaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡɔn/, [ɡɔn]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡɔn/, [ɡɔn]

Noun

গণ • (gon)

1. collection, multitude
2. number more than one
3. community
4. class
5. group
6. genus
7. species
8. the common people
9. the masses
10. the attendants of Shiva
11. a clan, race, family
12. a classification of persons according to the stars predominant at their birth
13. (grammar) a classification of verbs

Inflection

Inflection of গণ
nominative	গণ gaṇa
objective	গণ / গণকে gaṇa (semantically general or indefinite) / gaṇake (semantically definite)
genitive	গণর gaṇar
locative	গণতে / গণয় gaṇate / gaṇaẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	গণ gaṇa
objective	গণ / গণকে gaṇa (semantically general or indefinite) / gaṇake (semantically definite)
genitive	গণর gaṇar
locative	গণতে / গণয় gaṇate / gaṇaẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	গণটি , গণটা gaṇaṭi, gaṇaṭa		গণগুলি, গণগুলা, গণগুলো gaṇaguli, gaṇagula, gaṇagulō
objective	গণটি, গণটা gaṇaṭi, gaṇaṭa		গণগুলি, গণগুলা, গণগুলো gaṇaguli, gaṇagula, gaṇagulō
genitive	গণটির, গণটার gaṇaṭir, gaṇaṭar		গণগুলির, গণগুলার, গণগুলোর gaṇagulir, gaṇagular, gaṇagulōr
locative	গণটিতে, গণটাতে, গণটায় gaṇaṭite, gaṇaṭate, gaṇaṭaẏ		গণগুলিতে, গণগুলাতে, গণগুলায়, গণগুলোতে gaṇagulite, gaṇagulate, gaṇagulaẏ, gaṇagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• গণচেতনা (goncetona)
• গণতন্ত্র (gonotontro)
• গণতান্ত্রিক (gonotantrik)
• গণদেব (gonodeb)
• গণদেবতা (gondebota)
• গণনাট্য (gononaṭṭo)
• গণনাথ (gononath)
• গণনায়ক (gononaẏok)
• গণপরিষদ (gonopriśod)
• গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী (gonoprojatontri)
• গণবিক্ষোভ (gonobikkhōbh)
• গণভোট (gonobhōṭ)
• গণমাধ্যম (gonomaddhom)
• গণযুদ্ধ (gonojuddho)
• গণশক্তি (gonośokti)
• গণসংগীত (gonośoṅgit)
• গণসংগ্রাম (gonośoṅgram)
• গণহত্যা (gonohotta)

 

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “গণ”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.