ছাই
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Assamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit ছাদি (chādi, “*covering, hiding, obscuring”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ছাই • (sai) (classifier -খিনি)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of ছাই | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ছাই / ছায়ে sai / saye |
| genitive | ছাইৰ sair |
| nominative | ছাই / ছায়ে sai / saye |
| accusative | ছাই / ছাইক sai / saik |
| dative | ছাইলৈ sailoi |
| terminative | ছাইলৈকে sailoike |
| instrumental | ছায়ে / ছায়েৰে saye / sayere |
| genitive | ছাইৰ sair |
| locative | ছাইত sait |
| Notes | |
| 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. | |
Bengali[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃʰai̯/, [ˈtʃʰai̯]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕʰai̯/, [ˈtɕʰai̯]
- (Vanga) IPA(key): /sai̯/, [ˈsai̯], [ˈsai̯]
Noun[edit]
ছাই • (chai)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of ছাই | |||
| nominative | ছাই chai | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | ছাই / ছাইকে chai (semantically general or indefinite) / chaike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | ছাইয়ের / ছাইর chaiyer / chair | ||
| locative | ছাইতে chaite | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | ছাই chai | ||
| objective | ছাই / ছাইকে chai (semantically general or indefinite) / chaike (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | ছাইয়ের / ছাইর chaiyer / chair | ||
| locative | ছাইতে chaite | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ছাইটা , ছাইটি chaiṭa (colloquial), chaiṭi (formal) |
ছাইগুলা, ছাইগুলো chaigula (colloquial), chaigulo (formal) | |
| objective | ছাইটা, ছাইটি chaiṭa (colloquial), chaiṭi (formal) |
ছাইগুলা, ছাইগুলো chaigula (colloquial), chaigulo (formal) | |
| genitive | ছাইটার, ছাইটির chaiṭar (colloquial), chaiṭir (formal) |
ছাইগুলার, ছাইগুলোর chaigular (colloquial), chaigulor (formal) | |
| locative | ছাইটাতে / ছাইটায়, ছাইটিতে chaiṭate / chaiṭay (colloquial), chaiṭite (formal) |
ছাইগুলাতে / ছাইগুলায়, ছাইগুলোতে chaigulate / chaigulay (colloquial), chaigulote (formal) | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||