উপাধ্যায়

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.padʱ.jaj/

Noun

উপাধ্যায় • (upadhyay)

  1. a literary teacher

Declension

Declension of উপাধ্যায়
nominative উপাধ্যায় / উপাধ্যায়ে (upadhyay / upadhyaye)
accusative উপাধ্যায় / উপাধ্যায়ক (upadhyay / upadhyayok)
dative উপাধ্যায়লৈ (upadhyayoloi)
terminative উপাধ্যায়লৈকে (upadhyayoloike)
instrumental উপাধ্যায়ে / উপাধ্যায়েৰে (upadhyaye / upadhyayere)
genitive উপাধ্যায়ৰ (upadhyayor)
locative উপাধ্যায়ত (upadhyayot)

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

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit उपाध्याय (upādhyāya). Doublet of ওঝা (ōjha) and খাজা (khaja).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /upad̪ʱːae̯/, [ˈupad̪ʱːae̯]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /upad̪ʱːae̯/, [ˈupad̪ʱːae̯]

Noun

উপাধ্যায় • (upaddhaẏ)

  1. surname or title of an upcountry Brahmin.
  2. a professor or reader
  3. teacher
  4. an instructor

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative উপাধ্যায় (upaddhaẏ)
objective উপাধ্যায়কে (upaddhaẏke)
genitive উপাধ্যায়র (upaddhaẏr)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative উপাধ্যায়টা, উপাধ্যায়টি (upaddhaẏṭa (colloquial), upaddhaẏṭi (formal)) উপাধ্যায়রা (upaddhaẏra)
objective উপাধ্যায়টাকে, উপাধ্যায়টিকে (upaddhaẏṭake (colloquial), upaddhaẏṭike (formal)) উপাধ্যায়দের(কে) (upaddhaẏder(ke))
genitive উপাধ্যায়টার, উপাধ্যায়টির (upaddhaẏṭar (colloquial), upaddhaẏṭir (formal)) উপাধ্যায়দের (upaddhaẏder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “উপাধ্যায়”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]