কল

Assamese

চাৰি ধৰণৰ কল

Alternative forms

• কলা (kola) (less common)

Etymology

From Sanskrit কদল (kadala) ultimately from Austroasiatic (compare Mundari [script needed] (kɐd̪ɐɭ, kɑd̪ɛɭ, kɔla), Santali ᱠᱚᱞᱧ (kôlñ), Koda [script needed] (kɛɾa), Korku केड़े (keɽe).

Noun

কল • (kol) (classifier -টো)

1. banana
2. plantain (Musa sapientum)

Declension

Declension of কল
nominative	কল / কলে kol / kole
genitive	কলৰ kolor
nominative	কল / কলে kol / kole
accusative	কল / কলক kol / kolok
dative	কললৈ kololoi
terminative	কললৈকে kololoike
instrumental	কলে / কলেৰে kole / kolere
genitive	কলৰ kolor
locative	কলত kolot
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.

Derived terms

• কাঁচকল (kãsokol)