Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit কুমাৰ (kumāra). Doublet of কুমাৰ (kumar).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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কোঁৱৰ (kü̃or) (classifier -জন)

  1. prince
    Synonym: ৰাজকুমাৰ (razkumar)

Declension

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Declension of কোঁৱৰ
nominative কোঁৱৰ / কোঁৱৰে
kü̃or / kü̃ore
genitive কোঁৱৰৰ
kü̃oror
nominative কোঁৱৰ / কোঁৱৰে
kü̃or / kü̃ore
accusative কোঁৱৰ / কোঁৱৰক
kü̃or / kü̃orok
dative কোঁৱৰলৈ
kü̃oroloi
terminative কোঁৱৰলৈকে
kü̃oroloike
instrumental কোঁৱৰে / কোঁৱৰেৰে
kü̃ore / kü̃orere
genitive কোঁৱৰৰ
kü̃oror
locative কোঁৱৰত
kü̃orot
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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