Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English tandem (a team of horses harnessed one behind the other).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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টমটম (tomtom)

  1. a one-horse open carriage with a pair of wheels
  2. (transferred sense, neologism) an electric rickshaw
    Synonym: ই-ৰিক্সা (i-riksa)

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English tandem (a team of horses harnessed one behind the other).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʈɔmʈɔm/, [ˈʈɔmʈɔm]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɔmtɔm/, [ˈtɔmtɔm]
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  • Hyphenation: টম‧টম

Noun

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টমটম (ṭomṭom)

  1. a one-horse open carriage with a pair of wheels
    • 1950, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, ইছামতী (ichamoti), Indic Publication, published 2015, page 17:
      সাহেবের টমটম দূরে রাস্তায় দাঁড়িয়ে আছে; []
      śaheber ṭomṭom dure rastaẏ dãṛiẏe ache; []
      The Englishman's horsecart is standing far away on the road; []
  2. (transferred sense, neologism) an electric rickshaw
    Synonym: টোটো (ṭōṭō)

Inflection

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Inflection of টমটম
nominative টমটম
ṭomṭom
objective টমটম / টমটমকে
ṭomṭom (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭomṭomke (semantically definite)
genitive টমটমের
ṭomṭomer
locative টমটমে
ṭomṭome
Indefinite forms
nominative টমটম
ṭomṭom
objective টমটম / টমটমকে
ṭomṭom (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭomṭomke (semantically definite)
genitive টমটমের
ṭomṭomer
locative টমটমে
ṭomṭome
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative টমটমটা , টমটমটি
ṭomṭomṭa (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭi (formal)
টমটমগুলা, টমটমগুলো
ṭomṭomgula (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulo (formal)
objective টমটমটা, টমটমটি
ṭomṭomṭa (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭi (formal)
টমটমগুলা, টমটমগুলো
ṭomṭomgula (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulo (formal)
genitive টমটমটার, টমটমটির
ṭomṭomṭar (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭir (formal)
টমটমগুলার, টমটমগুলোর
ṭomṭomgular (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulor (formal)
locative টমটমটাতে / টমটমটায়, টমটমটিতে
ṭomṭomṭate / ṭomṭomṭay (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭite (formal)
টমটমগুলাতে / টমটমগুলায়, টমটমগুলোতে
ṭomṭomgulate / ṭomṭomgulay (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).