জোনাকী

Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From জোনাক (zünak, moonlight) +‎ -ঈ (-i, of). Cognate with Bengali জোনাকি (jōnaki).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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জোনাকী (zünaki)

  1. moonlit
    Synonyms: জোনাক (zünak), জোনালী (zünali)

Noun

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জোনাকী (zünaki)

  1. firefly
    Synonyms: জোনাকী পৰুৱা (zünaki porua), (Kamrupi) জনপকা (zonpoka)

Declension

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Declension of জোনাকী
nominative জোনাকী / জোনাকীয়ে
zünaki / zünakie
genitive জোনাকীৰ
zünakir
nominative জোনাকী / জোনাকীয়ে
zünaki / zünakie
accusative জোনাকী / জোনাকীক
zünaki / zünakik
dative জোনাকীলৈ
zünakiloi
terminative জোনাকীলৈকে
zünakiloike
instrumental জোনাকীয়ে / জোনাকীৰে
zünakie / zünakire
genitive জোনাকীৰ
zünakir
locative জোনাকীত
zünakit
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.