গামোচা

Assamese

গামোচা

Alternative forms

• গাম্চা (gamsa) — Kamrupi

Etymology

It is literally গা (ga, “body”) +‎ মোছা (müsa, “to wipe, wiper”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠉꠣꠝ꠆ꠍꠣ (gamsá), Bengali গামছা (gamocha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.mʊ.sa/

Noun

গামোচা • (gamüsa)

1. gamosa, traditional Assamese gamucha

   Synonyms: মুখ্চা (mukhsa), দুহাইতা (duhaita)

Usage notes

• Although গামোচা (gamüsa) literally means "body wiper", its usage in Assamese culture is not only like a towel but it's also a way of honoring. It's an important element of many festivals of Assam, including Bihu. Different communities have their own styles of gamosa. The most common one is white with red works.

Declension

Inflection of গামোচা

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	গামোচা gamüsa		গামোচাখন gamüsakhon		গামোচাকেইখন gamüsakeikhon		গামোচাবোৰ gamüsabür		গামোচাবিলাক gamüsabilak
ergative	গামোচাই gamüsai		গামোচাখনে gamüsakhone		গামোচাকেইখনে gamüsakeikhone		গামোচাবোৰে gamüsabüre		গামোচাবিলাকে gamüsabilake
accusative	গামোচাক gamüsak		গামোচাখনক gamüsakhonok		গামোচাকেইখনক gamüsakeikhonok		গামোচাবোৰক gamüsabürok		গামোচাবিলাকক gamüsabilakok
genitive	গামোচাৰ gamüsar		গামোচাখনৰ gamüsakhonor		গামোচাকেইখনৰ gamüsakeikhonor		গামোচাবোৰৰ gamüsabüror		গামোচাবিলাকৰ gamüsabilakor
dative	গামোচালৈ gamüsaloi		গামোচাখনলৈ gamüsakhonoloi		গামোচাকেইখনলৈ gamüsakeikhonoloi		গামোচাবোৰলৈ gamüsabüroloi		গামোচাবিলাকলৈ gamüsabilakoloi
terminative	গামোচালৈকে gamüsaloike		গামোচাখনলৈকে gamüsakhonoloike		গামোচাকেইখনলৈকে gamüsakeikhonoloike		গামোচাবোৰলৈকে gamüsabüroloike		গামোচাবিলাকলৈকে gamüsabilakoloike
instrumental	গামোচাৰে gamüsare		গামোচাখনেৰে gamüsakhonere		গামোচাকেইখনেৰে gamüsakeikhonere		গামোচাবোৰেৰে gamüsabürere		গামোচাবিলাকেৰে gamüsabilakere
locative	গামোচাত gamüsat		গামোচাখনত gamüsakhonot		গামোচাকেইখনত gamüsakeikhonot		গামোচাবোৰত gamüsabürot		গামোচাবিলাকত gamüsabilakot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.