থাকি

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From থাক (thak) +‎ -ই (-i). Cognate with Kamta থাকি (thaki), থাকিয়া (thakia), Sylheti ꠕꠣꠇꠤ (táki), Bengali থেকে (theke).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰa.ki/
  • (Palasbariya) IPA(key): /tʰeki/

Postposition

থাকি • (thaki) (with locative -অত)

  1. (Central) than
    ম তোত থাকি আগোত আহিছং
    mo tüt thaki agüt ahisoṅ
    I've arrived before you.
    (literally, “I came earlier than you.”)
    Synonyms: (Standard) কৈ (koi), চাই (sai), দেখি (dekhi)

Verb

থাকি • (thaki)

  1. perfect participle of থাক (thak): having stayed, having lived