বিৰলী

Assamese

Alternative forms

বিৰালী (birali), 𑜈𑜣𑜍𑜡𑜎𑜢 (birali)
বিৰাল (biral) — male

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ৱিডাল (viḍāla). Cognate with Bengali বেড়াল (beṛal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.ɹɔ.li/

Noun

বিৰলী • (biroli) (classifier -জনী)

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Synonym: (more common) মেকুৰী (mekuri)

Declension

Declension of বিৰলী
nominative	বিৰলী / বিৰলীয়ে biroli / birolie
genitive	বিৰলীৰ birolir
nominative	বিৰলী / বিৰলীয়ে biroli / birolie
accusative	বিৰলী / বিৰলীক biroli / birolik
dative	বিৰলীলৈ biroliloi
terminative	বিৰলীলৈকে biroliloike
instrumental	বিৰলীয়ে / বিৰলীৰে birolie / birolire
genitive	বিৰলীৰ birolir
locative	বিৰলীত birolit
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.