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কোৱা

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀬 (*kāya), from Sanskrit কাক (kāka). Compare Sylheti ꠇꠣꠃꠀ (xaua), Hindi कौआ (kauā).

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Noun edit

কোৱা (küa) (classifier -টো)

  1. (male) crow
    কোৱা এটাই কা-কা কৰি আছে।
    küa etai ka-ka kori ase.
    A crow is crowing.
    (Dehan)
    লাগা মাতা কোৱাগ’ ঢেৰ কলীয়া।
    laga mata küagö dher kolia.
    The crow which crows every day is very black.
  2. (male) jackdaw
  3. (male) raven
  4. (male) cormorant
Declension edit
Declension of কোৱা
nominative কোৱা / কোৱাই
küa / küai
genitive কোৱাৰ
küar
nominative কোৱা / কোৱাই
küa / küai
accusative কোৱা / কোৱাক
küa / küak
dative কোৱালৈ
küaloi
terminative কোৱালৈকে
küaloike
instrumental কোৱাই / কোৱাৰে
küai / küare
genitive কোৱাৰ
küar
locative কোৱাত
küat
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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Etymology 2 edit

Assamese verb set
কোৱা (küa)
কোওৱা (küüa)
কোওওৱা (küüüa)

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit কথযতি (katháyati). Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠃꠀ (xoua), Hindustani कहना (kahnā) / کہنا (kahnā).

Verb edit

কোৱা (küa) (transitive)

  1. to say [+ (object) -ক = to]
  2. to tell
    সি মোক কৈছিলে
    xi mük koisile.
    He told me
  3. to speak
    Synonym: কথা কোৱা (kotha küa)
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Etymology 4 edit

Inherited from Early Assamese *কাৱা (kawa), from Sanskrit কাক (kāka). Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠣꠃꠣ (xaua).

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Noun edit

কোৱা (küa)

  1. crow
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