কাছ

See also: কাচ

Assamese

দুৰা কাছ

dura kaso

An Assam roofed turtle.

Alternative forms

• কাছো (kasü) — Central, Darrangiya
• কাছু (kasu) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯 (kacchava), from Sanskrit কচ্ছপ (kacchapa), fom earlier কশ্যপ (kaśyápa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaćyápas. Cognate with Kamta কাচু (kasu), Hindi कछुआ (kachuā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.sɔ/

Noun

কাছ • (kaso)

1. turtle

   নাৰ, বাত, পাভ মাছ আৰু এটা কাছ,
   বাৰ টকাত কিনি আনি কিয় বাৰু নাচ?

   naro, bato, pabho mas aru eta kaso, baro tokat kini ani kio baru naso?

   Nara, Kuria Labro, Ompok Pabo fish and a turtle,
   buying them with twelve rupees, why do you dance?

2. tortoise

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী

Declension

Declension of কাছ
nominative	কাছ / কাছই kaso / kasoi
genitive	কাছৰ kasor
nominative	কাছ / কাছই kaso / kasoi
accusative	কাছ / কাছক kaso / kasok
dative	কাছলৈ kasoloi
terminative	কাছলৈকে kasoloike
instrumental	কাছই / কাছৰে kasoi / kasore
genitive	কাছৰ kasor
locative	কাছত kasot
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

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha), from Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣa, “armpit, groin”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas (“armpit”), from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-o-s, from *koḱs- (“joint, corner”). Cognate with Assamese কাষ (kax). Doublet of কাছা (kacha, “hem of loincloth which is tucked behind”). Not a doublet of কক্ষ (kokkho, “room, chamber”), which comes from a Sanskrit homonym.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /katʃʰ/, [ˈkatʃ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /katɕʰ/, [ˈkatɕ]

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Noun

কাছ • (kach)

1. proximity
2. vicinity
3. neighbourhood
4. reach

Declension

Inflection of কাছ
nominative	কাছ kach
objective	কাছ / কাছকে kach (semantically general or indefinite) / kachke (semantically definite)
genitive	কাছের kacher
locative	কাছে kache
	Indefinite forms
nominative	কাছ kach
objective	কাছ / কাছকে kach (semantically general or indefinite) / kachke (semantically definite)
genitive	কাছের kacher
locative	কাছে kache
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	কাছটা , কাছটি kachṭa (colloquial), kachṭi (formal)		কাছগুলা, কাছগুলো kachgula (colloquial), kachgulo (formal)
objective	কাছটা, কাছটি kachṭa (colloquial), kachṭi (formal)		কাছগুলা, কাছগুলো kachgula (colloquial), kachgulo (formal)
genitive	কাছটার, কাছটির kachṭar (colloquial), kachṭir (formal)		কাছগুলার, কাছগুলোর kachgular (colloquial), kachgulor (formal)
locative	কাছটাতে / কাছটায়, কাছটিতে kachṭate / kachṭay (colloquial), kachṭite (formal)		কাছগুলাতে / কাছগুলায়, কাছগুলোতে kachgulate / kachgulay (colloquial), kachgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• কাছাকাছি (kachakachi)