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Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Assamese সিঙ্গুন (siṅguno), from Sanskrit শিঙ্ঘাণ (śiṅghāṇa). Cognate with Kamta শিয়ান (xian), Odia ଶିଙ୍ଘାଣି (śiṅghaṇi).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

শেঙুন (xeṅun) (classifier -খিনি)

  1. rheum
    Synonyms: খেঁকেৰু (khẽkeru), নাকৰ ঘিঁউ (nakor ghĩu)

Declension edit

Declension of শেঙুন
nominative শেঙুন / শেঙুনে
xeṅun / xeṅune
genitive শেঙুনৰ
xeṅunor
nominative শেঙুন / শেঙুনে
xeṅun / xeṅune
accusative শেঙুন / শেঙুনক
xeṅun / xeṅunok
dative শেঙুনলৈ
xeṅunoloi
terminative শেঙুনলৈকে
xeṅunoloike
instrumental শেঙুনে / শেঙুনেৰে
xeṅune / xeṅunere
genitive শেঙুনৰ
xeṅunor
locative শেঙুনত
xeṅunot
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.