গাঁও

Assamese

Alternative forms

গাং (gaṅ) — Eastern, Central, Kamrupi
গাঁউ (gãu) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit গ্ৰাম (grāma). Cognate to Kamta গাঁও (gãü), Sylheti ꠉꠣꠅ (gao), Bengali গাঁও (gãō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡãʊ/

Noun

গাঁও • (gãü) (classifier -খন)

village

Declension

Declension of গাঁও
nominative	গাঁও / গাঁৱে gãü / gãwe
genitive	গাঁৱৰ gãwor
nominative	গাঁও / গাঁৱে gãü / gãwe
accusative	গাঁও / গাঁৱক gãü / gãwok
dative	গাঁৱলৈ gãwoloi
terminative	গাঁৱলৈকে gãwoloike
instrumental	গাঁৱে / গাঁৱেৰে gãwe / gãwere
genitive	গাঁৱৰ gãwor
locative	গাঁৱত gãwot
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.

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀫 (gāma), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grā́mas. Cognate with Assamese গাঁও (gãü), Kamta গাঁও (gãü), Sylheti ꠉꠣꠅ (gao), Hindi गाँव (gā̃v), Urdu گاؤں (gāõ).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡão/, [ɡãoˑ], /ɡaõ̯/, [ɡaõ̯ˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡao̯/, [ɡao̯], /ɡaõ̯/, [ɡaõ̯ˑ], /ɡao̯/
Audio: (file)

Noun

গাঁও • (gãō)

Alternative form of গাঁ (gã)