শিহু

Assamese

শিহু

Alternative forms

• শুহু (xuhu)

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese শিশু (śiśu), from Sanskrit শিশুক (śiśuka). Cognate with Sylheti ꠢꠥ (hu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi.ɦu/

Noun

শিহু • (xihu)

1. dolphin (mainly river dolphin)

   Synonym: উলুপী (ulupi)

   ব্ৰহ্মপুত্ৰত শিহু বহুত কমি গৈছে। ― brohmoputrot xihu bohut komi goise. ― Dolphins have decreased very much in the Brahmaputra.

2. seal

   Synonym: ছীল (sil)

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Declension

Declension of শিহু
nominative	শিহু / শিহুৱে xihu / xihue
genitive	শিহুৰ xihur
nominative	শিহু / শিহুৱে xihu / xihue
accusative	শিহু / শিহুক xihu / xihuk
dative	শিহুলৈ xihuloi
terminative	শিহুলৈকে xihuloike
instrumental	শিহুৱে / শিহুৰে xihue / xihure
genitive	শিহুৰ xihur
locative	শিহুত xihut
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

• শিহুজাহাজ (xihuzahaz)
• সাগৰীয়া শিহু (xagoria xihu)