Assamese

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Etymology

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Cognate with Sylheti -ꠖꠤꠀ (-dia).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-এদি (-edi)

  1. Used to form the instrumental case of nouns
    বাছ (bas)বাছেদি (basedi)
    bus → by (a) bus
    হাত (hat)হাতেদি (hatedi)
    hand → by hand
    জৰী (zori)জৰীদি (zoridi)
    rope → by (a) rope
    Synonym: (mainly in Eastern Standard) -এৰে (-ere)

Usage notes

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It is -দি (-di) after vowels.