কেঁচু

Assamese

Alternative forms

• কেঁচে (kẽse) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *কেঞ্চুক (keñcuka). Compare Hindi केंचुआ (kẽcuā).

Noun

কেঁচু • (kẽsu) (classifier -ডাল)

1. earthworm

Declension

Declension of কেঁচু
nominative	কেঁচু / কেঁচুৱে kẽsu / kẽsue
genitive	কেঁচুৰ kẽsur
nominative	কেঁচু / কেঁচুৱে kẽsu / kẽsue
accusative	কেঁচু / কেঁচুক kẽsu / kẽsuk
dative	কেঁচুলৈ kẽsuloi
terminative	কেঁচুলৈকে kẽsuloike
instrumental	কেঁচুৱে / কেঁচুৰে kẽsue / kẽsure
genitive	কেঁচুৰ kẽsur
locative	কেঁচুত kẽsut
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.