Assamese

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Etymology

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InheritedfromSanskritভ্ৰূ(bhrū).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ভূ(bhu)

  1. (Kamrupi)eyebrow
    Synonym:(Standard)চেলাউৰি(selauri)

Declension

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Kamrupi dialects declension ofভূ
nominative ভূ /ভূই
bhu / bhui
genitive ভূৰ
bhur
nominative ভূ /ভূই
bhu / bhui
accusative ভূ /ভূক
bhu / bhuk
dative ভূক
bhuk
instrumental ভূই/ভূদি
bhui / bhudi
genitive ভূৰ
bhur
locative ভূত
bhut
Notes
Noun:Assamese nouns areindefinite.They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are madedefiniteby usingclassifiersandpluralsuffixeswhich also make them either singular and plural.
Plural:The general plural suffixes are:-মাখা(-makha)and-গিলা(-gila)/গিলাক(gilak)/গিলান(gilan).
Nominative:The-এ(-e)suffix is used when the noun works as anagentand the verb istransitive.
Accusative:-ওক(-ük)is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative:Sometimes alternatively-ওত(-üt)marks this case.
Instrumental 1:-এ(-e)is unemphatic and-এদি(-edi)is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2:Alternatively-এৰে(-ere)is used instead of the common-এদি(-edi).
Locative:The locative suffix is-এ(-e)in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Bengali

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Etymology

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InheritedfromSanskritভূ(bhū).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ভূ(bhu)

  1. earth
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:পৃথিবী