শাঁক

See also: শাক

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit শঙ্খ (śaṅkha), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śankʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóngʰ-os, from *ḱongʰ- (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xãk/

Noun

শাঁক • (xãk)

1. conch bracelet

Declension

Declension of শাঁক
nominative	শাঁক / শাঁকে xãk / xãke
genitive	শাঁকৰ xãkor
nominative	শাঁক / শাঁকে xãk / xãke
accusative	শাঁক / শাঁকক xãk / xãkok
dative	শাঁকলৈ xãkoloi
terminative	শাঁকলৈকে xãkoloike
instrumental	শাঁকে / শাঁকেৰে xãke / xãkere
genitive	শাঁকৰ xãkor
locative	শাঁকত xãkot
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.

Derived terms

• শাঁক-সেন্দুৰ (xãk-xendur)