Assamese

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Assamese verb set
খোঁট (khü̃t)
খুঁটিয়া (khũtia)
খুঁটিওৱা (khũtiüa)

Etymology

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Cognate to Sylheti ꠈꠥꠘ꠆ꠐꠣꠘꠤ (kúnṭani).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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খোঁট (khü̃t) (transitive)

  1. to beak
    চৰাই দুজনীয়ে জনীয়ে সিজনী দেখিবই নোৱাৰে, খুঁটি থাকে অনবৰতে
    sorai duzonie izonie xizonik dekhiboi nüare, khũtiai thake onoborote.
    The two birds hate each other, they always beak each other.
  2. to bite (with teeth)
    ল’ৰাটোকালি সাপে খুঁটিলে
    löratük kali xape khũtile.
    A snake bit the boy yesterday.

Conjugation

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