Assamese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*caükka), from Sanskrit চতুষ্ক (catuṣka, quarter). Cognate with Odia ଚୌକ (cauka), Nepali चौक (cauk), Hindi चौक (cauk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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চৌক (souk) (classifier -টো)

  1. (Kamrupi) junction of four roads
    Synonym: (Standard) চাৰিআলি (sariali)
    মইঁ আঠুভাঙা চৌকোক যাউঁ।
    moĩ athubhaṅa soukük zaũ.
    I go to Athubhanga junction.

Declension

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Kamrupi dialects declension of চৌক
nominative চৌক / চৌকে
souk / souke
genitive চৌকোৰ
soukür
nominative চৌক / চৌকে
souk / souke
accusative চৌক / চৌকোক
souk / soukük
dative চৌকোক
soukük
instrumental চৌকে / চৌকেদি
souke / soukedi
genitive চৌকোৰ
soukür
locative চৌকোত
souküt
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: -মাখা (-makha) and -গিলা (-gila) / গিলাক (gilak) / গিলান (gilan).
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -ওক (-ük) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative: Sometimes alternatively -ওত (-üt) marks this case.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এদি (-edi) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এৰে (-ere) is used instead of the common -এদি (-edi).
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.
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