ঘোং

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese ঘোঙ্গ (ghöṅgo), either from Sanskrit ঘোঙ্ঘ (ghoṅgha, “a kind of animal”), or onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʱʊŋ/

Noun

ঘোং • (ghüṅ)

panther

Declension

Inflection of ঘোং

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral				non-numeral (plural)
		singular		plural		informal
		♂	♀	♂	♀	informal
absolutive	ghüṅ	ঘোংটো ghüṅtü	ঘোংজনী ghüṅzoni	ঘোংকেইটা ghüṅkeita	ঘোংকেইজনী ghüṅkeizoni	ঘোংবোৰ ghüṅbür	ঘোংবিলাক ghüṅbilak
ergative	ঘোংে ghüṅe	ঘোংটোৱে ghüṅtüe	ঘোংজনীয়ে ghüṅzonie	ঘোংকেইটাই ghüṅkeitai	ঘোংকেইজনীয়ে ghüṅkeizonie	ঘোংবোৰে ghüṅbüre	ঘোংবিলাকে ghüṅbilake
accusative	ঘোংক ghüṅok	ঘোংটোক ghüṅtük	ঘোংজনীক ghüṅzonik	ঘোংকেইটাক ghüṅkeizonik	ঘোংকেইজনীক ghüṅkeizonik	ঘোংবোৰক ghüṅbürok	ঘোংবিলাকক ghüṅbilakok
genitive	ঘোংৰ ghüṅor	ঘোংটোৰ ghüṅtür	ঘোংজনীৰ ghüṅzonir	ঘোংকেইটাৰ ghüṅkeitar	ঘোংকেইজনীৰ ghüṅkeizonir	ঘোংবোৰৰ ghüṅbüror	ঘোংবিলাকৰ ghüṅbilakor
dative	ঘোংলৈ ghüṅoloi	ঘোংটোলৈ ghüṅtüloi	ঘোংজনীলৈ ghüṅzoniloi	ঘোংকেইটালৈ ghüṅkeitaloi	ঘোংকেইজনীলৈ ghüṅkeizoniloi	ঘোংবোৰলৈ ghüṅbüroloi	ঘোংবিলাকলৈ ghüṅbilakoloi
instrumental	ঘোংেৰে ghüṅere	ঘোংটোৰে ghüṅtüre	ঘোংজনীৰে ghüṅzonire	ঘোংকেইটাৰে ghüṅkeitare	ঘোংকেইজনীৰে ghüṅkeizonire	ঘোংবোৰেৰে ghüṅbürere	ঘোংবিলাকেৰে ghüṅbilakere
locative	ঘোংত ghüṅot	ঘোংটোত ghüṅtüt	ঘোংজনীত ghüṅzonit	ঘোংকেইটাত ghüṅkeitat	ঘোংকেইজনীত ghüṅkeizonit	ঘোংবোৰত ghüṅbürot	ঘোংবিলাকত ghüṅbilakot

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).