Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Assamese চোট (cöṭo). Cognate to Hindustani چوٹ (coṭ) / चोट (coṭ).

Noun

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চোট (süt)

  1. blow
    Synonyms: ঘা (gha), জখম (zokhom), আঘাত (aghat)
  2. kick
    Synonyms: লাথ (lath), গুৰি (guri)

Declension

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*coṭṭa), *𑀘𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*cuṭṭa), 𑀘𑀼𑀝𑀢𑀺 (cuṭati, cuts, strikes), of non-Aryan origin.[1] Cognate to Punjabi ਚੋਟ (coṭ), Nepali चोट (coṭ), Hindi चोट (coṭ). Doublet of চুটা (cuṭa, to strike; to do something with force). The first meaning is the original; the second, third and sixth ones evolved from the first while the fourth and fifth ones evolved from the third.

Noun

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চোট (cōṭ)

  1. stroke, blow, shock
    নিজের মাথায় চোট পেলে বুঝতেন কতটা যন্ত্রণা লাগে।
    nijer mathaẏ cōṭ pele bujhoten kotṭa jontrona lage.
    You would have understood the pain if you got a blow to your head.
  2. wound, bruise
    মারামারি করলে চোট পাওয়া ভবিতব্য।
    maramari korle cōṭ paōẇa bhobitobbo.
    If you fight, getting a wound is inevitable.
  3. force, strength
  4. cause
    তার দারুণ কৌতুকের চোটে না হেসে পারলাম না।
    tar darun kōutuker cōṭe na heśe parlam na.
    Due to his amazing joke, I couldn’t help but laugh.
    (literally, “For the cause of his joke, I couldn’t help but laugh.”)
  5. anger, rage
  6. (short) time, moment
    সে কাজটা এক চোটে করে ফেলেছে।
    śe kajṭa ek cōṭe kore pheleche.
    He/she has done the work in a moment.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cuṭáti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press