চৌকাঠ

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit *चतुष्काष्ठ (catuṣkāṣṭha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soʊ.katʰ/

Noun

চৌকাঠ • (soukath)

1. doorframe, window frame

Declension

Declension of চৌকাঠ
nominative	চৌকাঠ / চৌকাঠে soukath / soukathe
genitive	চৌকাঠৰ soukathor
nominative	চৌকাঠ / চৌকাঠে soukath / soukathe
accusative	চৌকাঠ / চৌকাঠক soukath / soukathok
dative	চৌকাঠলৈ soukatholoi
terminative	চৌকাঠলৈকে soukatholoike
instrumental	চৌকাঠে / চৌকাঠেৰে soukathe / soukathere
genitive	চৌকাঠৰ soukathor
locative	চৌকাঠত soukathot
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

• “চৌকাঠ”, 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.