Assamese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic خَصِيّ (ḵaṣiyy, castrated).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

খাহী (khaśī)

  1. castrated

Noun edit

খাহী (khahi) (classifier -টো)

  1. A castrated goat or sheep
    মোৰ মায়ে তোক খাহী মাংস খোৱাব
    mür mae tük khahi maṅxo khüabo.
    My mum will feed you castrated goat's meat.

Declension edit

Declension of খাহী
nominative খাহী / খাহীয়ে
khahi / khahie
genitive খাহীৰ
khahir
nominative খাহী / খাহীয়ে
khahi / khahie
accusative খাহী / খাহীক
khahi / khahik
dative খাহীলৈ
khahiloi
terminative খাহীলৈকে
khahiloike
instrumental খাহীয়ে / খাহীৰে
khahie / khahire
genitive খাহীৰ
khahir
locative খাহীত
khahit
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.

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