জাদুঘর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• যাদুঘর (jadughor)

Etymology

From জাদু (jadu, “magic”) +‎ ঘর (ghor, “house”). Compare Assamese যাদুঘৰ (zadughor), Odia ଜାଦୁଘର (jadughôrô).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /dʒad̪uɡʱɔɾ/, [ˈdʒad̪uɡʱɔɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑad̪uɡʱɔɹ/, [ˈdʑad̪uɡʱɔɹ]

Noun

জাদুঘর • (jadughor)

1. museum

   Synonyms: মিউজিয়াম (miujiẏam), প্রদর্শশালা (prodorśośala), প্রদর্শমালা (prodorśomala), সংগ্রহালয় (śoṅgrohaloẏ)

Declension

Inflection of জাদুঘর
nominative	জাদুঘর jadughor
objective	জাদুঘর / জাদুঘরকে jadughor (semantically general or indefinite) / jadughorke (semantically definite)
genitive	জাদুঘরের jadughorer
locative	জাদুঘরে jadughore
	Indefinite forms
nominative	জাদুঘর jadughor
objective	জাদুঘর / জাদুঘরকে jadughor (semantically general or indefinite) / jadughorke (semantically definite)
genitive	জাদুঘরের jadughorer
locative	জাদুঘরে jadughore
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	জাদুঘরটা , জাদুঘরটি jadughorṭa (colloquial), jadughorṭi (formal)		জাদুঘরগুলা, জাদুঘরগুলো jadughorgula (colloquial), jadughorgulo (formal)
objective	জাদুঘরটা, জাদুঘরটি jadughorṭa (colloquial), jadughorṭi (formal)		জাদুঘরগুলা, জাদুঘরগুলো jadughorgula (colloquial), jadughorgulo (formal)
genitive	জাদুঘরটার, জাদুঘরটির jadughorṭar (colloquial), jadughorṭir (formal)		জাদুঘরগুলার, জাদুঘরগুলোর jadughorgular (colloquial), jadughorgulor (formal)
locative	জাদুঘরটাতে / জাদুঘরটায়, জাদুঘরটিতে jadughorṭate / jadughorṭay (colloquial), jadughorṭite (formal)		জাদুঘরগুলাতে / জাদুঘরগুলায়, জাদুঘরগুলোতে jadughorgulate / jadughorgulay (colloquial), jadughorgulote (formal)
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) “জাদু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, জাদুঘর, Government of Bangladesh