মেঠোন
Assamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- মেঠন (methon)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle Assamese মেঠোন (methün), মেঠন (methon), from Early Assamese মেঠন (meṭhono), perhaps borrowed from an Austroasiatic language, closely related to Khasi. Cognate with Khasi mythen, mythùn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
মেঠোন • (methün)
- gaur, Indian bison (Bos gaurus); mithun, gayal (Bos frontalis)
- Synonym: (wild) বন-গৰু (bon-goru)
Declension edit
Inflection of মেঠোন
Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||||||
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numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||||||
singular | plural | informal | |||||||||||
♂ | ♀ | ♂ | ♀ | ||||||||||
absolutive | মেঠোন methün |
মেঠোনটো methüntü |
মেঠোনজনী methünzoni |
মেঠোনকেইটা methünkeita |
মেঠোনকেইজনী methünkeizoni |
মেঠোনবোৰ methünbür |
মেঠোনবিলাক methünbilak | ||||||
ergative | মেঠোনে methüne |
মেঠোনটোৱে methüntüe |
মেঠোনজনীয়ে methünzonie |
মেঠোনকেইটাই methünkeitai |
মেঠোনকেইজনীয়ে methünkeizonie |
মেঠোনবোৰে methünbüre |
মেঠোনবিলাকে methünbilake | ||||||
accusative | মেঠোনক methünok |
মেঠোনটোক methüntük |
মেঠোনজনীক methünzonik |
মেঠোনকেইটাক methünkeizonik |
মেঠোনকেইজনীক methünkeizonik |
মেঠোনবোৰক methünbürok |
মেঠোনবিলাকক methünbilakok | ||||||
genitive | মেঠোনৰ methünor |
মেঠোনটোৰ methüntür |
মেঠোনজনীৰ methünzonir |
মেঠোনকেইটাৰ methünkeitar |
মেঠোনকেইজনীৰ methünkeizonir |
মেঠোনবোৰৰ methünbüror |
মেঠোনবিলাকৰ methünbilakor | ||||||
dative | মেঠোনলৈ methünoloi |
মেঠোনটোলৈ methüntüloi |
মেঠোনজনীলৈ methünzoniloi |
মেঠোনকেইটালৈ methünkeitaloi |
মেঠোনকেইজনীলৈ methünkeizoniloi |
মেঠোনবোৰলৈ methünbüroloi |
মেঠোনবিলাকলৈ methünbilakoloi | ||||||
instrumental | মেঠোনেৰে methünere |
মেঠোনটোৰে methüntüre |
মেঠোনজনীৰে methünzonire |
মেঠোনকেইটাৰে methünkeitare |
মেঠোনকেইজনীৰে methünkeizonire |
মেঠোনবোৰেৰে methünbürere |
মেঠোনবিলাকেৰে methünbilakere | ||||||
locative | মেঠোনত methünot |
মেঠোনটোত methüntüt |
মেঠোনজনীত methünzonit |
মেঠোনকেইটাত methünkeitat |
মেঠোনকেইজনীত methünkeizonit |
মেঠোনবোৰত methünbürot |
মেঠোনবিলাকত methünbilakot | ||||||
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female. Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead. Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). |
Derived terms edit
- মেঠনীয়া (methonia)
Descendants edit
Middle Assamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- মেঠন (methon)
Etymology edit
From Early Assamese মেঠন (meṭhono), perhaps borrowed from an Austroasiatic language, closely related to Khasi. Cognate with Khasi mythen, mythun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
মেঠোন (methün)
- gaur, Indian bison (Bos gaurus); mithun, gayal (Bos frontalis)
- মঞিঁ যদি ৰজা হলো হতেন চাগ খোৱাক চাগ মহ খোৱাক মহ মেঠোন খোৱাক মেঠন এইৰুপে দিলো হতেন
- moñĩ zodi roza holü hoten sag khüak sag moh khüak moh methün khüak methon eirupe dilü hoten
- If I were a king, I'd give buffaloes to buffalo eaters, gaurs to gaur eaters, in this way.