ছোৱালী

Assamese

Alternative forms

• ছৱালী (sowali) — uncommon

Etymology

Feminine of ছৱাল (sowal), inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-), from Sanskrit *छाप (chāpa) with further origin unknown. Doublet of চেউৰী (seuri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊa.li/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ছোৱালী • (süali)

1. girl
2. daughter
3. maiden

Declension

Inflection of ছোৱালী

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	ছোৱালী süali		ছোৱালীজনী süalizoni		ছোৱালীকেইজনী süalikeizoni		ছোৱালীবোৰ süalibür		ছোৱালীবিলাক süalibilak
ergative	ছোৱালীয়ে süalie		ছোৱালীজনীয়ে süalizonie		ছোৱালীকেইজনীয়ে süalikeizonie		ছোৱালীবোৰে süalibüre		ছোৱালীবিলাকে süalibilake
accusative	ছোৱালীক süalik		ছোৱালীজনীক süalizonik		ছোৱালীকেইজনীক süalikeizonik		ছোৱালীবোৰক süalibürok		ছোৱালীবিলাকক süalibilakok
genitive	ছোৱালীৰ süalir		ছোৱালীজনীৰ süalizonir		ছোৱালীকেইজনীৰ süalikeizonir		ছোৱালীবোৰৰ süalibüror		ছোৱালীবিলাকৰ süalibilakor
dative	ছোৱালীলৈ süaliloi		ছোৱালীজনীলৈ süalizoniloi		ছোৱালীকেইজনীলৈ süalikeizoniloi		ছোৱালীবোৰলৈ süalibüroloi		ছোৱালীবিলাকলৈ süalibilakoloi
instrumental	ছোৱালীৰে süalire		ছোৱালীজনীৰে süalizonire		ছোৱালীকেইজনীৰে süalikeizonire		ছোৱালীবোৰেৰে süalibürere		ছোৱালীবিলাকেৰে süalibilakere
locative	ছোৱালীত süalit		ছোৱালীজনীত süalizonit		ছোৱালীকেইজনীত süalikeizonit		ছোৱালীবোৰত süalibürot		ছোৱালীবিলাকত süalibilakot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Synonyms

• (daughter): জী (zi)
• (maiden): কুমাৰী (kumari)

Descendants

• Naga Pidgin: suali
• Nefamese: suali

Further reading

• “ছোবালী”, 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.
• “ছোৱালী”, in xobdo.org, 2006-2024.