ওঁঠ

Assamese

ল’ৰা এটাৰ ওঁঠ

löra etar ü̃th

A man's lips

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ওঠ (öṭho), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀑𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*oṭṭha), from Sanskrit ওষ্ঠ (oṣṭha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HáwHṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáwHštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”). Cognate with Kamta ওঠ (üth), Hindi होंठ (hõṭh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊ̃tʰ/

Noun

ওঁঠ • (ü̃th) (classifier -টো)

1. lip

Declension

Declension of ওঁঠ
nominative	ওঁঠ / ওঁঠে ü̃th / ü̃the
genitive	ওঁঠৰ ü̃thor
nominative	ওঁঠ / ওঁঠে ü̃th / ü̃the
accusative	ওঁঠ / ওঁঠক ü̃th / ü̃thok
dative	ওঁঠলৈ ü̃tholoi
terminative	ওঁঠলৈকে ü̃tholoike
instrumental	ওঁঠে / ওঁঠেৰে ü̃the / ü̃there
genitive	ওঁঠৰ ü̃thor
locative	ওঁঠত ü̃thot
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.