Assamese edit

 
খত

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

খত (khot)

  1. sideburns
    মই খত নাৰাখোঁ, দেউতাই আকৌ দীঘল খত ৰাখি ভাল পায়
    moi khot narakhü̃, deutai akou dighol khot rakhi bhal pay.
    I don't keep sideburns but my father likes to keep long sideburns.

Declension edit

Declension of খত
nominative খত / খতে
khot / khote
genitive খতৰ
khotor
nominative খত / খতে
khot / khote
accusative খত / খতক
khot / khotok
dative খতলৈ
khotoloi
terminative খতলৈকে
khotoloike
instrumental খতে / খতেৰে
khote / khotere
genitive খতৰ
khotor
locative খতত
khotot
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.