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Etymology 1

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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

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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
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Declension of কোৱা
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)

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.

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Etymology 3

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

Verb

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কোৱা (küa) (transitive)

  1. to say [with -ক (-ko) ‘to’]
  2. to tell
    সি মোক কৈছিলে
    xi mük koisile.
    He told me
  3. to speak
    Synonym: কথা কোৱা (kotha küa)
Conjugation
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Etymology 4

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

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Noun

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কোৱা (küa)

  1. crow
Declension
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Declension of কোৱা
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal
m f m f
absolutive কোৱা (küa) কোৱাটো (küatü) কোৱাজনী (küazoni) কোৱাকেইটা (küakeita) কোৱাকেইজনী (küakeizoni) কোৱাবোৰ (küabür) কোৱাবিলাক (küabilak)
ergative কোৱাই (küai) কোৱাটোৱে (küatüe) কোৱাজনীয়ে (küazonie) কোৱাকেইটাই (küakeitai) কোৱাকেইজনীয়ে (küakeizonie) কোৱাবোৰে (küabüre) কোৱাবিলাকে (küabilake)
accusative কোৱাক (küak) কোৱাটোক (küatük) কোৱাজনীক (küazonik) কোৱাকেইটাক (küakeitak) কোৱাকেইজনীক (küakeizonik) কোৱাবোৰক (küabürok) কোৱাবিলাকক (küabilakok)
genitive কোৱাৰ (küar) কোৱাটোৰ (küatür) কোৱাজনীৰ (küazonir) কোৱাকেইটাৰ (küakeitar) কোৱাকেইজনীৰ (küakeizonir) কোৱাবোৰৰ (küabüror) কোৱাবিলাকৰ (küabilakor)
dative কোৱালৈ (küaloi) কোৱাটোলৈ (küatüloi) কোৱাজনীলৈ (küazoniloi) কোৱাকেইটালৈ (küakeitaloi) কোৱাকেইজনীলৈ (küakeizoniloi) কোৱাবোৰলৈ (küabüroloi) কোৱাবিলাকলৈ (küabilakoloi)
instrumental কোৱালৈকে (küaloike) কোৱাটোলৈকে (küatüloike) কোৱাজনীলৈকে (küazoniloike) কোৱাকেইটালৈকে (küakeitaloike) কোৱাকেইজনীলৈকে (küakeizoniloike) কোৱাবোৰলৈকে (küabüroloike) কোৱাবিলাকলৈকে (küabilakoloike)
locative কোৱাৰে (küare) কোৱাটোৰে (küatüre) কোৱাজনীৰে (küazonire) কোৱাকেইটাৰে (küakeitare) কোৱাকেইজনীৰে (küakeizonire) কোৱাবোৰেৰে (küabürere) কোৱাবিলাকেৰে (küabilakere)

Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female.
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).