গৰু
Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese গৰু (goru), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀽𑀯 (gorūva), from Sanskrit গোৰূপ (gorūpa). Cognate with Kamta গোৰু (güru), Sylheti ꠉꠞꠥ (goru), Bengali গরু (goru).
Pronunciation
Noun
গৰু • (goru)
Declension
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| m | f | m | f | ||||||
| absolutive | গৰু (goru) | গৰুটো (gorutü) | গৰুজনী (goruzoni) | গৰুকেইটা (gorukeita) | গৰুকেইজনী (gorukeizoni) | গৰুবোৰ (gorubür) | গৰুবিলাক (gorubilak) | ||
| ergative | গৰুৱে (gorue) | গৰুটোৱে (gorutüe) | গৰুজনীয়ে (goruzonie) | গৰুকেইটাই (gorukeitai) | গৰুকেইজনীয়ে (gorukeizonie) | গৰুবোৰে (gorubüre) | গৰুবিলাকে (gorubilake) | ||
| accusative | গৰুক (goruk) | গৰুটোক (gorutük) | গৰুজনীক (goruzonik) | গৰুকেইটাক (gorukeitak) | গৰুকেইজনীক (gorukeizonik) | গৰুবোৰক (gorubürok) | গৰুবিলাকক (gorubilakok) | ||
| genitive | গৰুৰ (gorur) | গৰুটোৰ (gorutür) | গৰুজনীৰ (goruzonir) | গৰুকেইটাৰ (gorukeitar) | গৰুকেইজনীৰ (gorukeizonir) | গৰুবোৰৰ (gorubüror) | গৰুবিলাকৰ (gorubilakor) | ||
| dative | গৰুলৈ (goruloi) | গৰুটোলৈ (gorutüloi) | গৰুজনীলৈ (goruzoniloi) | গৰুকেইটালৈ (gorukeitaloi) | গৰুকেইজনীলৈ (gorukeizoniloi) | গৰুবোৰলৈ (gorubüroloi) | গৰুবিলাকলৈ (gorubilakoloi) | ||
| instrumental | গৰুলৈকে (goruloike) | গৰুটোলৈকে (gorutüloike) | গৰুজনীলৈকে (goruzoniloike) | গৰুকেইটালৈকে (gorukeitaloike) | গৰুকেইজনীলৈকে (gorukeizoniloike) | গৰুবোৰলৈকে (gorubüroloike) | গৰুবিলাকলৈকে (gorubilakoloike) | ||
| locative | গৰুৰে (gorure) | গৰুটোৰে (gorutüre) | গৰুজনীৰে (goruzonire) | গৰুকেইটাৰে (gorukeitare) | গৰুকেইজনীৰে (gorukeizonire) | গৰুবোৰেৰে (gorubürere) | গৰুবিলাকেৰে (gorubilakere) | ||
Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female.
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense.
Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead.
Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Derived terms
Early Assamese
Etymology
From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀭𑀽𑀯 (gorūva), from Sanskrit গোৰূপ (gorūpa).
Noun
গৰু (goru)
- cattle, cow
- 15th century, Sankardeva, Saptakanda Ramayan Uttara kanda:
- ছাগ গৰু গান্ধ গণ্ড গাৱয় শৃগাল ।
কুকুৰ বিড়ালি বৰা হৰিণৰ পাল ॥২৩
ঘোটক কণ্টলা উট মেঠন মহিষে ।
যূথে যূথে হস্তীসব চলে সহৰিষে ॥২৪- chago goru gandho goṇḍo gawoyo śṛgalo ,
kukuro biṛali bora horiṇoro palo .23
ghöṭoko koṇṭola uṭo meṭhono mohiṣe ,
jūthe jūthe hostīsobo cole sohoriṣe .24 - Goats, cattle, donkeys, rhinos, nilgais, jackals,
dogs, cats, pigs, herds of deer,
horses, porcupines, camels, gaurs, buffaloes,
herds of elephants go with joy.
- chago goru gandho goṇḍo gawoyo śṛgalo ,
- ছাগ গৰু গান্ধ গণ্ড গাৱয় শৃগাল ।