ধনিয়া
Assamese
Alternative forms
- ধণিয়া (dhonia)
- ধৈনা (dhoina) — Kamrupi
Etymology
From Sanskrit ধন্যাক (“coriander”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʱɔ.nia/
Noun
ধনিয়া • (dhonia)
- coriander, Coriandrum sativum
- Synonyms: মেমেধু (memedhu), গোন্ধোৱা শাক (gündhüa xak)
Declension
| nominative | ধনিয়া / ধনিয়াই (dhonia / dhoniai) |
|---|---|
| accusative | ধনিয়া / ধনিয়াক (dhonia / dhoniak) |
| dative | ধনিয়ালৈ (dhonialoi) |
| terminative | ধনিয়ালৈকে (dhonialoike) |
| instrumental | ধনিয়াই / ধনিয়াৰে (dhoniai / dhoniare) |
| genitive | ধনিয়াৰ (dhoniar) |
| locative | ধনিয়াত (dhoniat) |
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.
Derived terms
- ধনিয়া শাক (dhonia xak)
Descendants
- → Bodo (India): दुन्दिया (dundiya)
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit धानेय (dhāneya, “coriander”),[1] perhaps originally an adjective from धाना (dhānā, “grain”), due to a comparison of coriander seeds with grass (probably wheat) grains.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
ধনিয়া • (dhoniẏa)
- coriander (Coriandrum sativum)[1]
- Synonyms: ধনে (dhone), ধন্যাক (dhônnak)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937), “ধনিয়া”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্লিশিং হাউস, page 1121
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 387