বালক

Bengali

Etymology

From Sanskrit बालक (bālaka).

Noun

বালক • (balok) m

  1. child, boy, youth
  2. An inexperienced person
    তুমি এখনো বালক আছ
    tumi ekhonō balok ach
    You are still a child
  3. Synonym of ছেলে (chele)

Declension
Inflection of বালক
nominative বালক
balok
objective বালককে
balok (semantically general or indefinite) / balokke (semantically definite)
genitive বালকের
baloker
Indefinite forms
nominative বালক
balok
objective বালককে
balok (semantically general or indefinite) / balokke (semantically definite)
genitive বালকের
baloker
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative বালকটা, বালকটি
balokṭa (colloquial), balokṭi (formal)		 বালকেরা
balokera
objective বালকটাকে, বালকটিকে
balokṭake (colloquial), balokṭike (formal)		 বালকদের(কে)
balokder(ke)
genitive বালকটার, বালকটির
balokṭar (colloquial), balokṭir (formal)		 বালকদের
balokder
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) “বালক”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, বালক, Government of Bangladesh
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