ঢোণ্ডাকাক

Early Assamese

ঢোণ্ডাকাক

Alternative forms

• ঢোণ্ডাকাউৰ (ḍhöṇḍakauro)

Etymology

From ঢোণ্ডা (ḍhöṇḍa) +‎ কাক (kako) .

Noun

ঢোণ্ডাকাক (ḍhöṇḍakako)

1. raven
   • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Sundara Kanda:

     কতো কতো অন্তে পুৰে ৰঢ়ে (ৰড়ে?) ঢোণ্ডাকাক।
     সম্যকে ভষাৱৈ যেন মনুষ্যৰ বাক ॥

     kotö kotö onte pure roṛhe (roṛe?) ḍhöṇḍakako,
     somjoke bhoṣawoi jeno monuṣjoro bako .

     There are many ravens who utter (things) in the innermost apartment,
     they nicely speak like human speech.

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Assamese: ঢোঁৰাকাউৰী (dhü̃rakauri) (partial)