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Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Assamese ভোখ (bhökho), from Sanskrit বুভুক্ষা (bubhukṣā). Cognate with Sylheti ꠜꠥꠇ (búx), Rohingya búk, Hindustani: بھوک (bhūk) / भूख (bhūkh).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ভোক (bhük) (classifier -টো)

  1. hunger
    তোমাৰ ভোক লাগি আছে নেকি?
    tümar bhük lagi ase neki?
    Are you feeling hungry?

Declension edit

Declension of ভোক
nominative ভোক / ভোকে
bhük / bhüke
genitive ভোকৰ
bhükor
nominative ভোক / ভোকে
bhük / bhüke
accusative ভোক / ভোকক
bhük / bhükok
dative ভোকলৈ
bhükoloi
terminative ভোকলৈকে
bhükoloike
instrumental ভোকে / ভোকেৰে
bhüke / bhükere
genitive ভোকৰ
bhükor
locative ভোকত
bhükot
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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