Assamese edit

Etymology edit

Compare Hindi ओला (olā, screen), Gujarati ઓળો (oḷo, shelter, protection).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ওল (ül)

  1. hostage

Declension edit

Declension of ওল
nominative ওল / ওলে
ül / üle
genitive ওলৰ
ülor
nominative ওল / ওলে
ül / üle
accusative ওল / ওলক
ül / ülok
dative ওললৈ
üloloi
terminative ওললৈকে
üloloike
instrumental ওলে / ওলেৰে
üle / ülere
genitive ওলৰ
ülor
locative ওলত
ülot
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.

Bengali edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ol/, [ˈoːl], [ˈol]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ol/, [ˈoːl], [ˈol]

Noun edit

ওল (ōl)

  1. elephant foot yam
    Synonym: ওলকচু (ōlkocu)