Assamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit পালঙ্ক (pālaṅka). Compare Bengali পালং (palong) and Chinese 菠薐 (bōléng).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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পালেং (paleṅ)

  1. spinach (plant or food)
Declension
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Inflection of পালেং
Indefinite forms Definite forms
absolutive পালেং
paleṅ

পালেংখিনি
paleṅkhini

ergative পালেঙে
paleṅe

পালেংখিনিয়ে
paleṅkhinie

accusative পালেং / পালেঙক
paleṅ / paleṅok

পালেংখিনি / পালেংখিনিক
paleṅkhini / paleṅkhinik

genitive পালেঙৰ
paleṅor

পালেংখিনিৰ
paleṅkhinir

dative পালেঙলৈ
paleṅoloi

পালেংখিনিলৈ
paleṅkhiniloi

instrumental পালেঙেৰে
paleṅere

পালেংখিনিৰে
paleṅkhinire

locative পালেঙত
paleṅot

পালেংখিনিত
paleṅkhinit

Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead.
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re).

Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit পল্যঙ্ক (palyaṅka). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠣꠟꠋ (falong), Gujarati પલંગ (palaṅg).

Noun

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পালেং (paleṅ)

  1. bedstead with two bars or boards towards head place and leg place.
    Synonym: খাট (khat)
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