চৰাই

Assamese

Alternative forms

চৰেই (sorei) — Central
চৰে’ (sorë) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese চড়াই (coṛai), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀟𑀬 (*caḍaya), from Sanskrit চটক (caṭaka, “sparrow”). Compare Kamta চৰাই (sorai, “chicken”), Sylheti ꠌꠠꠂ (soṛoi, “sparrow”), Bengali চড়ুই (coṛui, “sparrow”), Odia ଚଢ଼େଇ (caṛhei), Nepali चरा (carā), Hindi चिड़िया (ciṛiyā), Urdu چڑیا (ciṛiyā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔ.ɹaɪ/

Noun

চৰাই • (sorai)

bird
Synonym: (less common) পখী (pokhi)

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Declension

Declension of চৰাই
nominative	চৰাই / চৰায়ে sorai / soraye
genitive	চৰাইৰ sorair
nominative	চৰাই / চৰায়ে sorai / soraye
accusative	চৰাই / চৰাইক sorai / soraik
dative	চৰাইলৈ sorailoi
terminative	চৰাইলৈকে sorailoike
instrumental	চৰায়ে / চৰায়েৰে soraye / sorayere
genitive	চৰাইৰ sorair
locative	চৰাইত sorait
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.

Derived terms

ঘৰচৰাই (ghorsorai)
চৰাই-চিৰিকটি (sorai-sirikoti)

Related terms

চিৰিকটি (sirikoti)