ছোৱালী
Assamese
Alternative forms
- ছৱালী (sowali) — uncommon
Etymology
Feminine of ছৱাল (sowal), inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-), from Sanskrit *छाप (*chāpa) with further origin unknown. [1] Doublet of চেউৰী (seuri).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʊa.li/
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
ছোৱালী • (süali)
Declension
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | ছোৱালী (süali) | ছোৱালীজনী (süalizoni) | ছোৱালীকেইজনী (süalikeizoni) | ছোৱালীবোৰ (süalibür) | ছোৱালীবিলাক (süalibilak) | ||||
| ergative | ছোৱালীয়ে (süalie) | ছোৱালীজনীয়ে (süalizonie) | ছোৱালীকেইজনীয়ে (süalikeizonie) | ছোৱালীবোৰে (süalibüre) | ছোৱালীবিলাকে (süalibilake) | ||||
| accusative | ছোৱালীক (süalik) | ছোৱালীজনীক (süalizonik) | ছোৱালীকেইজনীক (süalikeizonik) | ছোৱালীবোৰক (süalibürok) | ছোৱালীবিলাকক (süalibilakok) | ||||
| genitive | ছোৱালীৰ (süalir) | ছোৱালীজনীৰ (süalizonir) | ছোৱালীকেইজনীৰ (süalikeizonir) | ছোৱালীবোৰৰ (süalibüror) | ছোৱালীবিলাকৰ (süalibilakor) | ||||
| dative | ছোৱালীলৈ (süaliloi) | ছোৱালীজনীলৈ (süalizoniloi) | ছোৱালীকেইজনীলৈ (süalikeizoniloi) | ছোৱালীবোৰলৈ (süalibüroloi) | ছোৱালীবিলাকলৈ (süalibilakoloi) | ||||
| instrumental | ছোৱালীৰে (süalire) | ছোৱালীজনীৰে (süalizonire) | ছোৱালীকেইজনীৰে (süalikeizonire) | ছোৱালীবোৰেৰে (süalibürere) | ছোৱালীবিলাকেৰে (süalibilakere) | ||||
| locative | ছোৱালীত (süalit) | ছোৱালীজনীত (süalizonit) | ছোৱালীকেইজনীত (süalikeizonit) | ছোৱালীবোৰত (süalibürot) | ছোৱালীবিলাকত (süalibilakot) | ||||
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.
Synonyms
- (daughter): জী (zi)
- (maiden): কুমাৰী (kumari)
Descendants
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chāpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 275
Further reading
- “ছোবালী”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.
- “ছোৱালী”, in xobdo.org, 2006-2025.