খেও

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षेप (kṣepa). Doublet of ছেও (seü) and ক্ষেপ (khep).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɛʊ/

Noun

খেও • (kheü)

1. the act of casting or drawing a fishnet
2. the act of throwing a shuttle
3. the act of crossing a river in a boat

Declension

Declension of খেও
nominative	খেও / খেওই kheü / kheüi
genitive	খেওৰ kheür
nominative	খেও / খেওই kheü / kheüi
accusative	খেও / খেওক kheü / kheük
dative	খেওলৈ kheüloi
terminative	খেওলৈকে kheüloike
instrumental	খেওই / খেওৰে kheüi / kheüre
genitive	খেওৰ kheür
locative	খেওত kheüt
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.

References

• “খেও”, 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], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.