Assamese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit বডিশ (baḍiśa). Cognate with Sylheti ꠛꠠꠤ (boṛi), Bengali বড়শি (boṛośi), Odia ବଡ଼ିସ (bôṛisô).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

বৰশী (boroxi) (classifier -টো)

  1. fishhook
    Synonym: আঁকোৰা (ãküra)

Declension edit

Declension of বৰশী
nominative বৰশী / বৰশীয়ে
boroxi / boroxie
genitive বৰশীৰ
boroxir
nominative বৰশী / বৰশীয়ে
boroxi / boroxie
accusative বৰশী / বৰশীক
boroxi / boroxik
dative বৰশীলৈ
boroxiloi
terminative বৰশীলৈকে
boroxiloike
instrumental বৰশীয়ে / বৰশীৰে
boroxie / boroxire
genitive বৰশীৰ
boroxir
locative বৰশীত
boroxit
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.