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জ্ঞান

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Assamese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit জ্ঞান (jñāna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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জ্ঞান • (gyan)

  1. knowledge
  2. intelligence

Bengali

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit জ্ঞান (jñāna).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡæ̃n/, [ɡæ̃n], /ɡæn/, [ɡæn], /ɡi̯æ̃n/, [ɡi̯æ̃n], /ɡi̯æn/, [ɡi̯æn]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡæ̃n/, [ɡæ̃n], /ɡæn/, [ɡæn], /ɡi̯æ̃n/, [ɡi̯æ̃n], /ɡi̯æn/, [ɡi̯æn]
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Noun

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জ্ঞান • (gễn)

  1. knowledge
  2. wisdom
  3. sense
  4. cognition
  5. enlightenment
  6. intelligence
  7. learning
  8. erudition

Declension

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indefinite forms
nominative জ্ঞান (gễn)
objective জ্ঞান / জ্ঞানকে (gễn (semantically general or indefinite) / gễnke (semantically definite))
genitive জ্ঞানের (gễner)
locative জ্ঞানে (gễne)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative জ্ঞানটা , জ্ঞানটি (gễnṭa (colloquial), gễnṭi (formal)) জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো (gễngula (colloquial), gễngulo (formal))
objective জ্ঞানটা, জ্ঞানটি (gễnṭa (colloquial), gễnṭi (formal)) জ্ঞানগুলা, জ্ঞানগুলো (gễngula (colloquial), gễngulo (formal))
genitive জ্ঞানটার, জ্ঞানটির (gễnṭar (colloquial), gễnṭir (formal)) জ্ঞানগুলার, জ্ঞানগুলোর (gễngular (colloquial), gễngulor (formal))
locative জ্ঞানটাতে / জ্ঞানটায়, জ্ঞানটিতে (gễnṭate / gễnṭay (colloquial), gễnṭite (formal)) জ্ঞানগুলাতে / জ্ঞানগুলায়, জ্ঞানগুলোতে (gễngulate / gễngulay (colloquial), gễngulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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