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Etymology

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    Inherited from Early Assamese গাধৱ (gadhowo), from Prakrit 𑀕𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀳 (gaddaha), from Sanskrit गर्दभ (gardabha).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    গাধ (gadho) (classifier -টো)

    1. donkey, ass
    2. fool (for humans)
      Synonym: মূৰ্খ (murkh)

    Declension

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    Declension of গাধ
    nominative গাধ / গাধে
    gadho / gadhoe
    genitive গাধৰ
    gadhoor
    nominative গাধ / গাধে
    gadho / gadhoe
    accusative গাধ / গাধক
    gadho / gadhook
    dative গাধলৈ
    gadhooloi
    terminative গাধলৈকে
    gadhooloike
    instrumental গাধে / গাধেৰে
    gadhoe / gadhoere
    genitive গাধৰ
    gadhoor
    locative গাধত
    gadhoot
    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.