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অসম

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Assamese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.xɔm/
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Etymology 1

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Uncertain. There are several theories for the etymology of this name:

Compare Classical Persian آشام (āšām) (c. 16th century). See more on the the Wikipedia page.

Proper noun

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অসম (oxom)

  1. Assam
Declension
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Inflection of অসম
absolutive অসম
ôxôm
ergative অসমে
ôxôme
accusative অসম / অসমক
ôxôm / ôxômok
genitive অসমৰ
ôxômor
dative অসমলৈ
ôxômoloi
instrumental অসমেৰে
ôxômere
locative অসমত
ôxômot
Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead.
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re).

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit असम (asama).

Adjective

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অসম (oxom)

  1. heterogenous, dissimilar, unequal

See also

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Further reading

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  • অসম”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC, page 59.

Bengali

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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit असम (asama). By surface analysis, অ- (o-) +‎ সম (śômô).

Adjective

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অসম (ośômo) (comparative আরও অসম, superlative সবচেয়ে অসম)

  1. unequal, uneven.

Etymology 2

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Orthographic borrowing from Assamese অসম (oxom). Doublet of আসাম (aśam).

Proper noun

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অসম (ośom)

  1. Assam (a state of India)
    Synonym: আসাম (aśam)

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Pali

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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অসম n

  1. Bengali script form of asama
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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Adjective

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অসম n

  1. Bengali script form of asama
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