Assamese edit

 
ঢৌ

Etymology edit

Compare Bengali ঢেউ (ḍheu), Odia ଢେଉ (ḍheu).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ঢৌ (dhou) (classifier -টো)

  1. wave
    Synonym: (huge wave) লহৰ (lohor)
  2. blister
  3. rumour
    Synonym: উৰাবাতৰি (urabatori)
  4. embossment

Declension edit

Declension of ঢৌ
nominative ঢৌ / ঢৌৱে
dhou / dhoue
genitive ঢৌৰ
dhour
nominative ঢৌ / ঢৌৱে
dhou / dhoue
accusative ঢৌ / ঢৌক
dhou / dhouk
dative ঢৌলৈ
dhouloi
terminative ঢৌলৈকে
dhouloike
instrumental ঢৌৱে / ঢৌৰে
dhoue / dhoure
genitive ঢৌৰ
dhour
locative ঢৌত
dhout
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.