ডাঁহী

Assamese

মতা ডাঁহী

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit দংশিন্ (daṃśin, “biting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dãɦi/

Noun

ডাঁহী • (dãhi)

1. king cobra
2. browneyed female human

Classifier

For the snake it's -ডাল, or gendered as male = -টো, female = -জনী. For female humans it's -জনী or respectfully -গৰাকী.

Declension

Declension of ডাঁহী
nominative	ডাঁহী / ডাঁহীয়ে dãhi / dãhie
genitive	ডাঁহীৰ dãhir
nominative	ডাঁহী / ডাঁহীয়ে dãhi / dãhie
accusative	ডাঁহী / ডাঁহীক dãhi / dãhik
dative	ডাঁহীলৈ dãhiloi
terminative	ডাঁহীলৈকে dãhiloike
instrumental	ডাঁহীয়ে / ডাঁহীৰে dãhie / dãhire
genitive	ডাঁহীৰ dãhir
locative	ডাঁহীত dãhit
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.

Related terms

• ডাঁহ (dãh)

 

See also

• ডঁহা (dõha)