ৰাক্ষস
Assamese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राक्षस (rākṣasa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ৰাক্ষস • (rakhox)
Declension edit
| Declension of ৰাক্ষস | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ৰাক্ষস / ৰাক্ষসে rakhox / rakhoxe |
| genitive | ৰাক্ষসৰ rakhoxor |
| nominative | ৰাক্ষস / ৰাক্ষসে rakhox / rakhoxe |
| accusative | ৰাক্ষস / ৰাক্ষসক rakhox / rakhoxok |
| dative | ৰাক্ষসলৈ rakhoxoloi |
| terminative | ৰাক্ষসলৈকে rakhoxoloike |
| instrumental | ৰাক্ষসে / ৰাক্ষসেৰে rakhoxe / rakhoxere |
| genitive | ৰাক্ষসৰ rakhoxor |
| locative | ৰাক্ষসত rakhoxot |
| 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. | |
References edit
- “ৰাক্ষস”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.