Assamese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सहोदर (sahodara).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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সহোদৰ (xohüdor)

  1. brother of the same mother

Declension

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Declension of সহোদৰ
nominative সহোদৰ / সহোদৰে
xohüdor / xohüdore
genitive সহোদৰৰ
xohüdoror
nominative সহোদৰ / সহোদৰে
xohüdor / xohüdore
accusative সহোদৰ / সহোদৰক
xohüdor / xohüdorok
dative সহোদৰলৈ
xohüdoroloi
terminative সহোদৰলৈকে
xohüdoroloike
instrumental সহোদৰে / সহোদৰেৰে
xohüdore / xohüdorere
genitive সহোদৰৰ
xohüdoror
locative সহোদৰত
xohüdorot
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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