খেহদেশ

Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From খেহ (kheh, Chinese) +‎ দেশ (dex, country) from Ahom 𑜉𑜢𑜤𑜂𑜫𑜁𑜦𑜧 (móeng-khàe), Cognate with Shan ၶႄႇ (khàae).Compare Taraon khi.

Proper noun

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খেহদেশ (khehdex)

  1. (obsolete?) China
    Synonym: (common) চীনদেশ (sindex)
    • 1846, Arunodai :
      আয়ৰলণ্ড উপদিপত বচৰ চাৰেকৰ আগৈএ মাটি খানোঁতে কোনো আখৰ লগোআ মোহৰৰ চাব পাই সেই আখৰ পৰ্হিব নোআৰিচিল। পাচে খেহ দেশলৈ পঠালত খেহৰ পণ্ডিতে পৰ্হি চাই খেহ আখৰ বুলি কলে।
      ayorlond upodipot bosor sarekor agoie mati khanü̃te künü akhor logüa mühoror sab pai xei akhor porhibo nüarisil. pase kheh dexoloi pothalot khehor pondite porhi sai kheh akhor buli kole.
      A written seal of a mohur was found in Ireland some years ago while digging in the ground and it couldn't be written. Later it was sent to China where experts of the Chinese read it and said that it's written in Chinese script.

Declension

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Inflection of খেহদেশ
absolutive খেহদেশ
khehdex
ergative খেহদেশে
khehdexe
accusative খেহদেশ / খেহদেশক
khehdex / khehdexok
genitive খেহদেশৰ
khehdexor
dative খেহদেশলৈ
khehdexoloi
instrumental খেহদেশেৰে
khehdexere
locative খেহদেশত
khehdexot
Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead.
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re).

See also

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