হতেন

Middle Assamese

Etymology

From earlier হঁতে (hõte), from Early Assamese হন্তে (honte), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀢 (santa) with locative -এ (-e), from Sanskrit অস্ (as). Cognate to Sylheti ꠅꠘꠦ (one), Kudmali হঁঁতে.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔ.tɛn/

Verb

হতেন (hoten) (used with past suffix -ইল (-il) after the verb.)

1. past conditional, would

   Synonym: হয় (hoy)

   বাণ্ডিৰ পুতেকে বোলে মঞিঁ যদি ৰজা হলো হতেন চাগ খোৱাক চাগ মহ খোৱাক মহ মেঠোন খোৱাক মেঠন এইৰুপে দিলো হতেন

   bandir puteke büle moñĩ zodi roza holü hoten sag khüak sag moh khüak moh methün khüak methon eirupe dilü hoten

   The son of a maid said, “If I were the king, I would give goats to goat eaters, buffaloes to buffalo eaters, mithons to mithon eaters in this way.”

Descendants

• Assamese: হেঁতেন (hẽten)