Assamese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Assamese পো (), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀅 (poa), from Sanskrit পোত (pota, young of an animal). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠥꠀ (fua, boy), Bengali পো (), Rohingya fua, Odia ପୁଅ (puô).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

পো ()

  1. son
    Synonym: পুত (put)

Declension edit

Declension of পো
nominative পো / পোৱে
pü / püe
genitive পোৰ
pür
nominative পো / পোৱে
pü / püe
accusative পো / পোক
pü / pük
dative পোলৈ
püloi
terminative পোলৈকে
püloike
instrumental পোৱে / পোৰে
püe / püre
genitive পোৰ
pür
locative পোত
püt
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.

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Bengali পোয়া (poa), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀅 (poa), from Sanskrit पोत (pota, young of an animal). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠥꠀ (fua, boy), Assamese পো (), Rohingya fua, Odia ପୁଅ (puô).

Noun edit

পো ()

  1. son, male descendant

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