থু

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (thukka), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*thukka). Compare Hindi थूक (thūk), Nepali थुक (thuk), Gujarati થૂંક (thū̃k), Assamese থু (thu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰu/

Noun

থু • (thu)

1. spit
2. saliva

Declension

Inflection of থু

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			specific		not specific
					informal				formal
absolutive	থু thu		থুখিনি thukhini		থুবোৰ thubür		থুবিলাক thubilak		থুসমূহ thuxomuh
ergative	থুৱে thue		থুখিনিয়ে thukhinie		থুবোৰে thubüre		থুবিলাকে thubilake		থুসমূহে thuxomuhe
accusative	থুক thuk		থুখিনিক thukhinik		থুবোৰক thubürok		থুবিলাকক thubilakok		থুসমূহক thuxomuhok
genitive	থুৰ thur		থুখিনিৰ thukhinir		থুবোৰৰ thubüror		থুবিলাকৰ thubilakor		থুসমূহৰ thuxomuhor
dative	থুলৈ thuloi		থুখিনিলৈ thukhiniloi		থুবোৰলৈ thubüroloi		থুবিলাকলৈ thubilakoloi		থুসমূহলৈ thuxomuholoi
instrumental	থুৰে thure		থুখিনিৰে thukhinire		থুবোৰেৰে thubürere		থুবিলাকেৰে thubilakere		থুসমূহেৰে thuxomuhere
locative	থুত thut		থুখিনিত thukhinit		থুবোৰত thubürot		থুবিলাকত thubilakot		থুসমূহত thuxomuhot
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.

Derived terms

• থু পেলোৱা (thu pelüa)