ঘিঁউ

Assamese

Alternative forms

• ঘি (ghi)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ঘৃত (ghṛta). Cognate with Bhojpuri 𑂐𑂲𑂫 (ghīv) / घीव (ghīv) and Bengali ঘি (ghi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱiu/

Noun

ঘিঁউ • (ghĩu)

1. ghee
2. sharpness
3. brain

   Synonym: মগজু (mogozu)

4. intellect, intelligence
5. wisdom, merit
6. (slang) rheum

   Synonym: শেঙুন (xeṅun)

Declension

Inflection of ঘিঁউ

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			specific		not specific
					informal				formal
absolutive	ঘিঁউ ghĩu		ঘিঁউখিনি ghĩukhini		ঘিঁউবোৰ ghĩubür		ঘিঁউবিলাক ghĩubilak		ঘিঁউসমূহ ghĩuxomuh
ergative	ঘিঁউৱে ghĩue		ঘিঁউখিনিয়ে ghĩukhinie		ঘিঁউবোৰে ghĩubüre		ঘিঁউবিলাকে ghĩubilake		ঘিঁউসমূহে ghĩuxomuhe
accusative	ঘিঁউক ghĩuk		ঘিঁউখিনিক ghĩukhinik		ঘিঁউবোৰক ghĩubürok		ঘিঁউবিলাকক ghĩubilakok		ঘিঁউসমূহক ghĩuxomuhok
genitive	ঘিঁউৰ ghĩur		ঘিঁউখিনিৰ ghĩukhinir		ঘিঁউবোৰৰ ghĩubüror		ঘিঁউবিলাকৰ ghĩubilakor		ঘিঁউসমূহৰ ghĩuxomuhor
dative	ঘিঁউলৈ ghĩuloi		ঘিঁউখিনিলৈ ghĩukhiniloi		ঘিঁউবোৰলৈ ghĩubüroloi		ঘিঁউবিলাকলৈ ghĩubilakoloi		ঘিঁউসমূহলৈ ghĩuxomuholoi
instrumental	ঘিঁউৰে ghĩure		ঘিঁউখিনিৰে ghĩukhinire		ঘিঁউবোৰেৰে ghĩubürere		ঘিঁউবিলাকেৰে ghĩubilakere		ঘিঁউসমূহেৰে ghĩuxomuhere
locative	ঘিঁউত ghĩut		ঘিঁউখিনিত ghĩukhinit		ঘিঁউবোৰত ghĩubürot		ঘিঁউবিলাকত ghĩubilakot		ঘিঁউসমূহত ghĩuxomuhot
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.