ঘাই

Assamese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱaɪ/

Etymology 1

Adjective

ঘাই • (ghai)

1. main, prime

   Synonyms: আচল (asol), প্ৰধান (prodhan)

2. leader, headman

Noun

ঘাই • (ghai)

1. winning post in some games
2. main or central stripe or twig of a basket
3. an uncastrated male animal kept copulating
4. a floral design used for weaving
5. an earthen pot used for converting milk into curd

Declension

Declension of ঘাই
nominative	ঘাই / ঘায়ে ghai / ghaye
genitive	ঘাইৰ ghair
nominative	ঘাই / ঘায়ে ghai / ghaye
accusative	ঘাই / ঘাইক ghai / ghaik
dative	ঘাইলৈ ghailoi
terminative	ঘাইলৈকে ghailoike
instrumental	ঘায়ে / ঘায়েৰে ghaye / ghayere
genitive	ঘাইৰ ghair
locative	ঘাইত ghait
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.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit ঘাতি (ghāti).

Noun

ঘাই • (ghai)

1. decoy bird
2. bird net

Declension

Declension of ঘাই
nominative	ঘাই / ঘায়ে ghai / ghaye
genitive	ঘাইৰ ghair
nominative	ঘাই / ঘায়ে ghai / ghaye
accusative	ঘাই / ঘাইক ghai / ghaik
dative	ঘাইলৈ ghailoi
terminative	ঘাইলৈকে ghailoike
instrumental	ঘায়ে / ঘায়েৰে ghaye / ghayere
genitive	ঘাইৰ ghair
locative	ঘাইত ghait
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.

References

• “ঘাই”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.