ঘুমা

Assamese

Alternative forms

  • ঘুমাই থাক (ghumai thak)

Etymology

Assamese verb set
ঘুমা (ghuma)
ঘুমোৱা (ghumüa)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï), possibly denominal verb from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰr̥Hmás, from *gʰarH- + *-más. Cognate with Bengali ঘুমানো (ghumanō), Sylheti ꠊꠥꠝꠣꠘꠤ (gúmani), Chittagonian Gùmon.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡʱu.ma/

    Verb

    ঘুমা • (ghuma) (intransitive)

    1. (informal) to sleep
      গোটেই দিনটো ঘুমায়েই থাকিবি নে কিবা কামো কৰিবি
      gütei dintü ghumayei thakibi ne kiba kamü koribi.
      Are you going to sleep the whole day, or do you want to do some works?
      Synonyms: শো (), টোপনি যা (tüponi za), টোপনি মাৰ (tüponi mar)
    2. (dialectal) to sleep
      (Central)
      তয় দিনট ঘুমেই ৰাতিখান সায়ে থাকা, হয়না?
      toy dinto ghumei ratikhan xaye thaka, hoyna?
      You sleep the whole day and stay awake at night, right?
      (Kamrupi)
      ঘুমে’ থাকাঁতে ভূঁইকঁপ আইহ্লাক।
      ghumë thakãte bhũikõp aihlak.
      The earthquake came while (I) was sleeping.

    Conjugation