Assamese

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Etymology

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Assamese verb set
বিন্ধ (bindho)
বিন্ধা (bindha)
বিন্ধোৱা (bindhüa)
বিন্ধোওৱা (bindhüüa)

Cognate with Bengali বিঁধা (bĩdha), Odia ବିନ୍ଧିବା (bindhibā), Maithili 𑒥𑒱𑒢𑓂𑒡𑒥 (bindhaba) / बिन्धब (bindhab), Hindustani بیندھنا / बींधना (bīndhnā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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বিন্ধা (bindha) (transitive)

  1. to prick, pierce
    Synonyms: খোঁচা (khü̃sa), ফুটোৱা (phutüa)
    বেঙেনা পাতবোৰ নুচুবা, বিন্ধিব!
    beṅena patbür nusuba, bindhibo!
    Do not touch the brinjal leaves, they will prick!
  2. to inflict a painful wound by injecting poison with the sting.

Conjugation

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