ঘোং
Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese ঘোঙ্গ (ghöṅgo), either from Sanskrit ঘোঙ্ঘ (ghoṅgha, “a kind of animal”), or onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʱʊŋ/
Noun
ঘোং • (ghüṅ)
Declension
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | |||||||
| singular | plural | informal | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |||||
| absolutive | ঘোং (ghüṅ) | ঘোংটো (ghüṅtü) | ঘোংজনী (ghüṅzoni) | ঘোংকেইটা (ghüṅkeita) | ঘোংকেইজনী (ghüṅkeizoni) | ঘোংবোৰ (ghüṅbür) | ঘোংবিলাক (ghüṅbilak) | |
| ergative | ঘোংে (ghüṅe) | ঘোংটোৱে (ghüṅtüe) | ঘোংজনীয়ে (ghüṅzonie) | ঘোংকেইটাই (ghüṅkeitai) | ঘোংকেইজনীয়ে (ghüṅkeizonie) | ঘোংবোৰে (ghüṅbüre) | ঘোংবিলাকে (ghüṅbilake) | |
| accusative | ঘোংক (ghüṅok) | ঘোংটোক (ghüṅtük) | ঘোংজনীক (ghüṅzonik) | ঘোংকেইটাক (ghüṅkeizonik) | ঘোংকেইজনীক (ghüṅkeizonik) | ঘোংবোৰক (ghüṅbürok) | ঘোংবিলাকক (ghüṅbilakok) | |
| genitive | ঘোংৰ (ghüṅor) | ঘোংটোৰ (ghüṅtür) | ঘোংজনীৰ (ghüṅzonir) | ঘোংকেইটাৰ (ghüṅkeitar) | ঘোংকেইজনীৰ (ghüṅkeizonir) | ঘোংবোৰৰ (ghüṅbüror) | ঘোংবিলাকৰ (ghüṅbilakor) | |
| dative | ঘোংলৈ (ghüṅoloi) | ঘোংটোলৈ (ghüṅtüloi) | ঘোংজনীলৈ (ghüṅzoniloi) | ঘোংকেইটালৈ (ghüṅkeitaloi) | ঘোংকেইজনীলৈ (ghüṅkeizoniloi) | ঘোংবোৰলৈ (ghüṅbüroloi) | ঘোংবিলাকলৈ (ghüṅbilakoloi) | |
| instrumental | ঘোংেৰে (ghüṅere) | ঘোংটোৰে (ghüṅtüre) | ঘোংজনীৰে (ghüṅzonire) | ঘোংকেইটাৰে (ghüṅkeitare) | ঘোংকেইজনীৰে (ghüṅkeizonire) | ঘোংবোৰেৰে (ghüṅbürere) | ঘোংবিলাকেৰে (ghüṅbilakere) | |
| locative | ঘোংত (ghüṅot) | ঘোংটোত (ghüṅtüt) | ঘোংজনীত (ghüṅzonit) | ঘোংকেইটাত (ghüṅkeitat) | ঘোংকেইজনীত (ghüṅkeizonit) | ঘোংবোৰত (ghüṅbürot) | ঘোংবিলাকত (ghüṅbilakot) | |
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female.
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).