Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit চিক্ক (cikka), of imitative/onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Sylheti ꠌꠤꠇꠣ (sika).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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চিকা (sika)

  1. Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)
  2. shrew

Classifier

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Male = -টো, female = -জনী

Declension

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Declension of চিকা
nominative চিকা / চিকাই
sika / sikai
genitive চিকাৰ
sikar
nominative চিকা / চিকাই
sika / sikai
accusative চিকা / চিকাক
sika / sikak
dative চিকালৈ
sikaloi
terminative চিকালৈকে
sikaloike
instrumental চিকাই / চিকাৰে
sikai / sikare
genitive চিকাৰ
sikar
locative চিকাত
sikat
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.

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bodo-Garo *tɯi¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s. Cognate with Garo chi, Tiwa ti, Dimasa di, Kokborok twi, Bodo (India) दै (dwi), Deori জি, Mising আচি (asi), Mizo tui, Manipuri ꯏꯁꯤꯡ (ising).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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চিকা (cika)

  1. water
    বুগিলাবে দামাৰ্ছানাবা চিকানি কৗচাঙি পাৰা ৰেংচানাতা
    bugilabe damarsanaba cikani kɨcaŋi para réŋcanata.
    The crane didn't go even for a while from the side of the water.

Declension

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Inflection of চিকা
nominative চিকা
cika
accusative চিকাও / চিকা
cikao / cika
dative চিকানা
cikana
genitive চিকানি
cikani
locative চিকাই / চিকাতি
cikai / cikati