চাবি

Assamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali চাবি (cabi), from Portuguese chave, from Latin clavis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.bi/

Noun

চাবি • (sabi)

  1. key
    চাবি হেৰুৱাৰ বাবে তলাܿটো ভাঙি গৈছে।
    sabi heruar babe tolatü bhaṅi goise.
    As the key was lost, the lock had to be broken.

Declension

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese chave, from Latin clavis.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃabi/, [ˈt͡ʃabiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕabi/, [ˈtɕabiˑ]
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  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /t̪sabi/, [ˈt̪sabiˑ], [ˈsabiˑ]
  • Rhymes: -abi
  • Hyphenation: চা‧বি

Noun

চাবি • (cabi)

  1. key
    এই দরজা চাবি ছাড়া খোলা যায় না।
    ei dorja cabi chaṛa khōla jaẏ na.
    This door can't be opened without a key.

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative চাবি (cabi)
objective চাবি / চাবিকে (cabi (semantically general or indefinite) / cabike (semantically definite))
genitive চাবির (cabir)
locative চাবিতে (cabite)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative চাবিটা , চাবিটি (cabiṭa (colloquial), cabiṭi (formal)) চাবিগুলা, চাবিগুলো (cabigula (colloquial), cabigulo (formal))
objective চাবিটা, চাবিটি (cabiṭa (colloquial), cabiṭi (formal)) চাবিগুলা, চাবিগুলো (cabigula (colloquial), cabigulo (formal))
genitive চাবিটার, চাবিটির (cabiṭar (colloquial), cabiṭir (formal)) চাবিগুলার, চাবিগুলোর (cabigular (colloquial), cabigulor (formal))
locative চাবিটাতে / চাবিটায়, চাবিটিতে (cabiṭate / cabiṭay (colloquial), cabiṭite (formal)) চাবিগুলাতে / চাবিগুলায়, চাবিগুলোতে (cabigulate / cabigulay (colloquial), cabigulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Descendants

  • Assamese: চাবি (sabi)
  • Garo: chabi
  • Odia: ଚାବି (cābi)
  • Rohingya: sabí
  • Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠛꠤ (sabi)