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Translingual edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ও
- A vowel of the Bengali script.
Usage notes edit
Its matra, used to modify the inherent vowel in a consonant, is written ো. For example, the first consonant ক with the matra looks like: কো.
Assamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Sanskrit অৱঘাত (avaghāta, “blow, threshing corn”). Cognate with Odia ଉହା (uha).
Noun edit
ও • (ü)
Declension edit
| Declension of ও | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ও / ওৱে ü / üe |
| genitive | ওৰ ür |
| nominative | ও / ওৱে ü / üe |
| accusative | ও / ওক ü / ük |
| dative | ওলৈ üloi |
| terminative | ওলৈকে üloike |
| instrumental | ওৱে / ওৰে üe / üre |
| genitive | ওৰ ür |
| locative | ওত üt |
| 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. | |
Etymology 2 edit
Letter edit
ও • (ü)
- The tenth character in the Assamese alphabet.
Conjunction edit
ও • (ü)
See also edit
(Bengali script letters) অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ, অ’, এ’, ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ, চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ, ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ, প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম, য, ৰ, ল, ৱ, শ, ষ, স, হ, ক্ষ, ড়, ঢ়, য়, ৎ, ং, ঃ, ঁ (Category: Assamese letters) [edit]
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
In case of:
- the pronoun, inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀳𑁄 (aho) with procoping, from Sanskrit असौ (asau, “that”). Cognate with Hindi वह (vah).
- the conjunction, probably inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀅𑀯𑀭 (*avara) with apocoping and usual sound change from ava to ō, from Sanskrit अपर (apara, “other, different”). Cognate with Magahi 𑂄𑂇 (āu). Doublet of অপর (opor), আরো (arō), and আর (ar), which removed the -v- consonant instead, lengthening the initial vowel. Presumed to be influenced by Classical Persian و (u).
- the interjection, probably ultimately a natural expression, like English O, oh, Ancient Greek ὦ (ô).
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
ও • (ō)
Pronoun edit
ও • (ō) (objective ওকে (ōke), possessive ওর (ōr))
Interjection edit
ও • (ō)
Conjunction edit
ও • (ō)