ভেঁকুলী

Assamese

Alternative forms

ভেকুলী (bhekuli)
ভেঁক্লী (bhẽkli) — Kamrupi
ভেঁকোলা (bhẽküla), ভেকোলা (bheküla) — masculine
ভেক (bhek)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ভেক (bheka). Cognate with Odia ଭେକ୍ତା (bhektā, “a kind of fish”), Nepali भ्यागुतो (bhyāguto), Kumaoni भेकानो (bhekāno).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bʱẽˈkuli]

Noun

ভেঁকুলী • (bhẽkuli)

(feminine, generic) frog
Synonym: বেং (beṅ)

Declension

Declension of ভেঁকুলী
nominative	ভেঁকুলী / ভেঁকুলীয়ে bhẽkuli / bhẽkulie
genitive	ভেঁকুলীৰ bhẽkulir
nominative	ভেঁকুলী / ভেঁকুলীয়ে bhẽkuli / bhẽkulie
accusative	ভেঁকুলী / ভেঁকুলীক bhẽkuli / bhẽkulik
dative	ভেঁকুলীলৈ bhẽkuliloi
terminative	ভেঁকুলীলৈকে bhẽkuliloike
instrumental	ভেঁকুলীয়ে / ভেঁকুলীৰে bhẽkulie / bhẽkulire
genitive	ভেঁকুলীৰ bhẽkulir
locative	ভেঁকুলীত bhẽkulit
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

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhḗka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press