Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese নভৈলে (nobhoile), which is ন- (no-, “not”) + ভ (bho, “be, happen”) + -ইলে (-ile, “conditional participle”). In Assamese it can be broken as ন (no) + হ (ho) + -ইলে (-ile).
Pronunciation
Adverb
নহ’লে • (nohöle)
- otherwise
মোৰ আজি গাটো ভাল নহয়, নহ’লে মই সহায় কৰিলোঁ হেতেন।- mür azi gatü bhal nohoy, nohöle moi xohay korilü̃ heten.
- I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
তোমাৰ ছাতিটো খুলি লোৱা, নহ’লে তিতি যাবা।- tümar satitü khuli lüa, nohöle titi zaba.
- You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.