আকন

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit অৰ্কপৰ্ণ (arkaparṇa). Cognate Bhojpuri 𑂃𑂍𑂫𑂢 (akvan), 𑂉𑂍𑂫𑂢 (ekvan), Bengali আকন্দ (akondo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɔn/

Noun

আকন • (akon) (classifier -জোপা)

  1. crown flower (Calotropis gigantea)

Declension

Declension of আকন
nominative আকন / আকনে (akon / akone)
accusative আকন / আকনক (akon / akonok)
dative আকনলৈ (akonoloi)
terminative আকনলৈকে (akonoloike)
instrumental আকনে / আকনেৰে (akone / akonere)
genitive আকনৰ (akonor)
locative আকনত (akonot)

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

Bengali

Noun

আকন • (akon) (objective আকন (akon) or আকনকে (aknoke), genitive আকনের (akoner), locative আকনে (akone))

  1. Southern form of আখন্দ (akhondo)