Assamese edit

 
হেপা

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Kamta হাপা (hapa), Bodo (India) बनहाफा (bonhafa). Compare Dimasa kampa.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

হেপা (hepa)

  1. jungle cat
    Synonyms: বনবিৰালী (bonbirali), বনবোন্দা (bonbünda)

Declension edit

Declension of হেপা
nominative হেপা / হেপাই
hepa / hepai
genitive হেপাৰ
hepar
nominative হেপা / হেপাই
hepa / hepai
accusative হেপা / হেপাক
hepa / hepak
dative হেপালৈ
hepaloi
terminative হেপালৈকে
hepaloike
instrumental হেপাই / হেপাৰে
hepai / hepare
genitive হেপাৰ
hepar
locative হেপাত
hepat
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.