ধাই

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (dhattī), from Sanskrit धात्री (dhātrī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʱaɪ/

Noun

ধাই • (dhai)

1. wet nurse

Declension

Declension of ধাই
nominative	ধাই / ধাইই dhai / dhaii
genitive	ধাইৰ dhair
nominative	ধাই / ধাইই dhai / dhaii
accusative	ধাই / ধাইক dhai / dhaik
dative	ধাইলৈ dhailoi
terminative	ধাইলৈকে dhailoike
instrumental	ধাইই / ধাইৰে dhaii / dhaire
genitive	ধাইৰ dhair
locative	ধাইত dhait
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

• “ধাই”, 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.

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱai̯/, [ˈd̪ʱai̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱai̯/, [ˈd̪ʱai̯]

Noun

ধাই • (dhai)

1. Alternative form of দাই (dai)

Declension

Inflection of ধাই
nominative	ধাই dhai
objective	ধাইকে dhaike
genitive	ধাইর dhair
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ধাই dhai
objective	ধাইকে dhaike
genitive	ধাইর dhair
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ধাইটা, ধাইটি dhaiṭa (colloquial), dhaiṭi (formal)		ধাইরা dhaira
objective	ধাইটাকে, ধাইটিকে dhaiṭake (colloquial), dhaiṭike (formal)		ধাইদের(কে) dhaider(ke)
genitive	ধাইটার, ধাইটির dhaiṭar (colloquial), dhaiṭir (formal)		ধাইদের dhaider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “ধাই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]