Assamese edit

Etymology edit

Assamese verb set
খোঁচ (khü̃s)
খোঁচা (khü̃sa)
খোঁচোৱা (khü̃süa)
খোঁচোওৱা (khü̃süüa)

Cognate with Bengali খোঁচানো (khō̃canō, to poke), Sylheti ꠈꠥꠌꠣꠘꠤ (kúsani, to poke), Odia ଖୁଞ୍ଚିବା (khuñciba, to poke), Hindi खोंचना (khõcnā), Marathi खोचणे (khocṇe).

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Verb edit

খোঁচা (khü̃sa) (transitive)

  1. to prick, thrust, gore
    Synonyms: বিন্ধা (bindha), ফুটোৱা (phutüa)
  2. to drive into
  3. to stab
    Synonym: হেঁচা (hẽsa)

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References edit

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*khucc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press