ভেঁকুলী

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Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ভেঁকুলী (bhẽkuli)

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

Declension

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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

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