পহু

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit পশু (paśu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *páśu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (“cattle, livestock”). Doublet of পশু (poxu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.hu/

Noun

পহু • (pohu)

1. wild herbivore mammals similar to deer (like deer, hare, rabbit, porcupine, yak)
2. deer

Declension

Inflection of পহু

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral								non-numeral (plural)
			singular				plural				informal
			♂		♀		♂		♀
absolutive	পহু pohu		পহুটো pohutü		পহুজনী pohuzoni		পহুকেইটা pohukeita		পহুকেইজনী pohukeizoni		পহুবোৰ pohubür		পহুবিলাক pohubilak
ergative	পহুৱে pohue		পহুটোৱে pohutüe		পহুজনীয়ে pohuzonie		পহুকেইটাই pohukeitai		পহুকেইজনীয়ে pohukeizonie		পহুবোৰে pohubüre		পহুবিলাকে pohubilake
accusative	পহুক pohuk		পহুটোক pohutük		পহুজনীক pohuzonik		পহুকেইটাক pohukeizonik		পহুকেইজনীক pohukeizonik		পহুবোৰক pohubürok		পহুবিলাকক pohubilakok
genitive	পহুৰ pohur		পহুটোৰ pohutür		পহুজনীৰ pohuzonir		পহুকেইটাৰ pohukeitar		পহুকেইজনীৰ pohukeizonir		পহুবোৰৰ pohubüror		পহুবিলাকৰ pohubilakor
dative	পহুলৈ pohuloi		পহুটোলৈ pohutüloi		পহুজনীলৈ pohuzoniloi		পহুকেইটালৈ pohukeitaloi		পহুকেইজনীলৈ pohukeizoniloi		পহুবোৰলৈ pohubüroloi		পহুবিলাকলৈ pohubilakoloi
terminative	পহুলৈকে pohuloike		পহুটোলৈকে pohutüloike		পহুজনীলৈকে pohuzoniloike		পহুকেইটালৈকে pohukeitaloi		পহুকেইজনীলৈকে pohukeizoniloike		পহুবোৰলৈকে pohubüroloike		পহুবিলাকলৈকে pohubilakoloike
instrumental	পহুৰে pohure		পহুটোৰে pohutüre		পহুজনীৰে pohuzonire		পহুকেইটাৰে pohukeitare		পহুকেইজনীৰে pohukeizonire		পহুবোৰেৰে pohubürere		পহুবিলাকেৰে pohubilakere
locative	পহুত pohut		পহুটোত pohutüt		পহুজনীত pohutüt		পহুকেইটাত pohukeitat		পহুকেইজনীত pohukeizonit		পহুবোৰত pohubürot		পহুবিলাকত pohubilakot
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female. Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead. Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).

See also

• পশু (poxu)

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pohu/, [ˈpohuˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pohu/, [ˈpohuˑ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼 (pahu), from Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu). Doublet of প্রভু (probhu) and পৌঁছা (pōũcha).

Noun

পহু • (pohu)

1. (obsolete, archaic) master

Declension

Inflection of পহু
nominative	পহু pohu
objective	পহুকে pohuke
genitive	পহুর pohur
	Indefinite forms
nominative	পহু pohu
objective	পহুকে pohuke
genitive	পহুর pohur
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	পহুটা, পহুটি pohuṭa (colloquial), pohuṭi (formal)		পহুরা pohura
objective	পহুটাকে, পহুটিকে pohuṭake (colloquial), pohuṭike (formal)		পহুদের(কে) pohuder(ke)
genitive	পহুটার, পহুটির pohuṭar (colloquial), pohuṭir (formal)		পহুদের pohuder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Etymology 2

Reduction of পুনঃ (punoḥ)

Adverb

পহু • (pohu)

1. again

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “পহু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]