দিনকণা

Assamese

Alternative forms

দিনকাণী (dinkani) — feminine

Etymology

From দিন (din, “day”) +‎ কণা (kona, “blind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /din.kɔ.na/

Noun

দিনকণা • (dinkona) (classifier -টো)

nightjar
a kind of wasp
someone who's unable to see in daylight
someone who's lacking in judgement

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী. For humans, the respectful classifier for males is -জন and for all genders it's -গৰাকী.

Declension

Declension of দিনকণা
nominative	দিনকণা / দিনকণাই dinkona / dinkonai
genitive	দিনকণাৰ dinkonar
nominative	দিনকণা / দিনকণাই dinkona / dinkonai
accusative	দিনকণা / দিনকণাক dinkona / dinkonak
dative	দিনকণালৈ dinkonaloi
terminative	দিনকণালৈকে dinkonaloike
instrumental	দিনকণাই / দিনকণাৰে dinkonai / dinkonare
genitive	দিনকণাৰ dinkonar
locative	দিনকণাত dinkonat
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.