Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese গাণ্ডি (gaṇḍi), from Sanskrit গণ্ড (gaṇḍa, goitre, boil). Cognate with Bengali গাঁড়ি (gãṛi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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গাঁৰি (gãri) (classifier -টো)

  1. trunk of the body

Declension

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Declension of গাঁৰি
nominative গাঁৰি / গাঁৰিয়ে
gãri / gãrie
genitive গাঁৰিৰ
gãrir
nominative গাঁৰি / গাঁৰিয়ে
gãri / gãrie
accusative গাঁৰি / গাঁৰিক
gãri / gãrik
dative গাঁৰিলৈ
gãriloi
terminative গাঁৰিলৈকে
gãriloike
instrumental গাঁৰিয়ে / গাঁৰিৰে
gãrie / gãrire
genitive গাঁৰিৰ
gãrir
locative গাঁৰিত
gãrit
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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