ফেৰুৱা

Assamese

ফেৰুৱা

pherua

a golden jackal

Alternative forms

• ফেউৰা (pheura)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ফেৰৱ (pherava, “jackal”), from ফেৰু (pheru). Cognate with Nepali फ्याउरो (phyāuro).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɛ.ɹua/

Noun

ফেৰুৱা • (pherua)

1. jackal

   ফেৰুৱাৰ মাতত সিংহই উভতি নাচায়।

   pheruar matot xiṅhoi ubhoti nasay.

   The lion doesn't look back when a jackal howls.

2. fox

Synonyms

• শিয়াল (xial) (more common)

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Conjugation

Declension of ফেৰুৱা
nominative	ফেৰুৱা / ফেৰুৱাই pherua / pheruai
genitive	ফেৰুৱাৰ pheruar
nominative	ফেৰুৱা / ফেৰুৱাই pherua / pheruai
accusative	ফেৰুৱা / ফেৰুৱাক pherua / pheruak
dative	ফেৰুৱালৈ pherualoi
terminative	ফেৰুৱালৈকে pherualoike
instrumental	ফেৰুৱাই / ফেৰুৱাৰে pheruai / pheruare
genitive	ফেৰুৱাৰ pheruar
locative	ফেৰুৱাত pheruat
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.