ঠাই

See also: থাই

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ঠাৱ (ṭhawo), from Magadhi Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit স্থায (sthāya, “station”). Cognate with Chittagonian ঠাঁই (thañi), Bengali ঠাঁই (ṭhãi), Maithili 𑒚𑒰𑒍𑒿 (ṭāō̃), Bhojpuri 𑂘𑂰𑂀𑂫 / ठाँव (ṭhā̃v), English stay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰaɪ/

Noun

ঠাই • (thai)

1. place

   Synonyms: জেগা (zega), থান (than), থল (thol), মুলুক (muluk)

   এই ঠাইখনৰ নামটো কি? ― ei thaikhonor namtü ki? ― What is the name of this place?

2. space

   Synonym: জেগা (zega)

   বাছখনত বহাৰ ঠায়ে নাই। ― baskhonot bohar thaye nai. ― There is no place in the bus to sit.

3. headquarter

Declension

Inflection of ঠাই

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal				formal
absolutive	ঠাই thai		ঠাইখন thaikhon		ঠাইকেইখন thaikeikhon		ঠাইবোৰ thaibür		ঠাইবিলাক thaibilak		ঠাইসমূহ thaixomuh
ergative	ঠায়ে thaye		ঠাইখনে thaikhone		ঠাইকেইখনে thaikeikhone		ঠাইবোৰে thaibüre		ঠাইবিলাকে thaibilake		ঠাইসমূহে thaixomuhe
accusative	ঠাইক thaik		ঠাইখনক thaikhonok		ঠাইকেইখনক thaikeikhonok		ঠাইবোৰক thaibürok		ঠাইবিলাকক thaibilakok		ঠাইসমূহক thaixomuhok
genitive	ঠাইৰ thair		ঠাইখনৰ thaikhonor		ঠাইকেইখনৰ thaikeikhonor		ঠাইবোৰৰ thaibüror		ঠাইবিলাকৰ thaibilakor		ঠাইসমূহৰ thaixomuhor
dative	ঠাইলৈ thailoi		ঠাইখনলৈ thaikhonoloi		ঠাইকেইখনলৈ thaikeikhonoloi		ঠাইবোৰলৈ thaibüroloi		ঠাইবিলাকলৈ thaibilakoloi		ঠাইসমূহলৈ thaixomuholoi
instrumental	ঠাইৰে thaire		ঠাইখনেৰে thaikhonere		ঠাইকেইখনেৰে thaikeikhonere		ঠাইবোৰেৰে thaibürere		ঠাইবিলাকেৰে thaibilakere		ঠাইসমূহেৰে thaixomuhere
locative	ঠাইত thait		ঠাইখনত thaikhonot		ঠাইকেইখনত thaikeikhonot		ঠাইবোৰত thaibürot		ঠাইবিলাকত thaibilakot		ঠাইসমূহত thaixomuhot
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.