হেঁতেন

Assamese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Assamese হতেন (hoten), হঁতে (hõte), from Early Assamese হন্তে (honte), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀢 (santa) with locative -এ (-e), from Sanskrit অস্ (as). Cognate to Sylheti ꠅꠘꠦ (one), Kudmali হঁঁতে.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

হেঁতেন (hẽten) (used with past suffix -ইল (-il) after the verb.)

  1. past conditional, would
    Synonyms: হয় (hoy), অঁ (õ)
    মই গ’লোঁহেঁতেন, কাম এটাৰ কাৰণেহে নগ’লোঁ।
    moi gölü̃hẽten, kam etar karnehe nogölü̃.
    I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.