ইচলা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ইচলি (icoli)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀇𑀁𑀘𑀸 (iṃcā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-), from Sanskrit इञ्चाक (iñcāka), of Dravidian origin. Cognate with Assamese নিচলা (nisola), Sinhalese ඉසියා (isiyā), ඉහිය (ihiya​), ඉස්සා (issā). Doublet of ইঁচা (ĩca).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /it͡ʃla/, [ˈit͡ʃlaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /itɕla/, [ˈitɕlaˑ]

Noun

ইচলা • (icla)

1. shrimp, prawn

   Synonyms: ইঁচা (ĩca), ইচলি (icoli), চিংড়ি (ciṅṛi)

Declension

Inflection of ইচলা
nominative	ইচলা icla
objective	ইচলা / ইচলাকে icla (semantically general or indefinite) / iclake (semantically definite)
genitive	ইচলার iclar
locative	ইচলাতে / ইচলায় iclate / iclaẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ইচলা icla
objective	ইচলা / ইচলাকে icla (semantically general or indefinite) / iclake (semantically definite)
genitive	ইচলার iclar
locative	ইচলাতে / ইচলায় iclate / iclaẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ইচলাটি , ইচলাটা iclaṭi, iclaṭa		ইচলাগুলি, ইচলাগুলা, ইচলাগুলো iclaguli, iclagula, iclagulō
objective	ইচলাটি, ইচলাটা iclaṭi, iclaṭa		ইচলাগুলি, ইচলাগুলা, ইচলাগুলো iclaguli, iclagula, iclagulō
genitive	ইচলাটির, ইচলাটার iclaṭir, iclaṭar		ইচলাগুলির, ইচলাগুলার, ইচলাগুলোর iclagulir, iclagular, iclagulōr
locative	ইচলাটিতে, ইচলাটাতে, ইচলাটায় iclaṭite, iclaṭate, iclaṭaẏ		ইচলাগুলিতে, ইচলাগুলাতে, ইচলাগুলায়, ইচলাগুলোতে iclagulite, iclagulate, iclagulaẏ, iclagulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “im̐clā”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “iclā,%20icali,%20icalī”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia