পহু

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit পশু (paśu), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *páśu, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páću, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (cattle, livestock). Doublet of পশু (poxu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.hu/

Noun

পহু • (pohu)

  1. wild herbivore mammals similar to deer (like deer, hare, rabbit, porcupine, yak)
  2. deer

Declension

Declension of পহু
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal
m f m f
absolutive পহু (pohu) পহুটো (pohutü) পহুজনী (pohuzoni) পহুকেইটা (pohukeita) পহুকেইজনী (pohukeizoni) পহুবোৰ (pohubür) পহুবিলাক (pohubilak)
ergative পহুৱে (pohue) পহুটোৱে (pohutüe) পহুজনীয়ে (pohuzonie) পহুকেইটাই (pohukeitai) পহুকেইজনীয়ে (pohukeizonie) পহুবোৰে (pohubüre) পহুবিলাকে (pohubilake)
accusative পহুক (pohuk) পহুটোক (pohutük) পহুজনীক (pohuzonik) পহুকেইটাক (pohukeitak) পহুকেইজনীক (pohukeizonik) পহুবোৰক (pohubürok) পহুবিলাকক (pohubilakok)
genitive পহুৰ (pohur) পহুটোৰ (pohutür) পহুজনীৰ (pohuzonir) পহুকেইটাৰ (pohukeitar) পহুকেইজনীৰ (pohukeizonir) পহুবোৰৰ (pohubüror) পহুবিলাকৰ (pohubilakor)
dative পহুলৈ (pohuloi) পহুটোলৈ (pohutüloi) পহুজনীলৈ (pohuzoniloi) পহুকেইটালৈ (pohukeitaloi) পহুকেইজনীলৈ (pohukeizoniloi) পহুবোৰলৈ (pohubüroloi) পহুবিলাকলৈ (pohubilakoloi)
instrumental পহুলৈকে (pohuloike) পহুটোলৈকে (pohutüloike) পহুজনীলৈকে (pohuzoniloike) পহুকেইটালৈকে (pohukeitaloike) পহুকেইজনীলৈকে (pohukeizoniloike) পহুবোৰলৈকে (pohubüroloike) পহুবিলাকলৈকে (pohubilakoloike)
locative পহুৰে (pohure) পহুটোৰে (pohutüre) পহুজনীৰে (pohuzonire) পহুকেইটাৰে (pohukeitare) পহুকেইজনীৰে (pohukeizonire) পহুবোৰেৰে (pohubürere) পহুবিলাকেৰে (pohubilakere)

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).

See also

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pohu/, [ˈpohuˑ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀼 (pahu), from Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu). Doublet of প্রভু (probhu) and পৌঁছা (pōũcha).

Noun

পহু • (pohu)

  1. (obsolete, archaic) master
Declension
indefinite forms
nominative পহু (pohu)
objective পহুকে (pohuke)
genitive পহুর (pohur)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative পহুটা, পহুটি (pohuṭa (colloquial), pohuṭi (formal)) পহুরা (pohura)
objective পহুটাকে, পহুটিকে (pohuṭake (colloquial), pohuṭike (formal)) পহুদের(কে) (pohuder(ke))
genitive পহুটার, পহুটির (pohuṭar (colloquial), pohuṭir (formal)) পহুদের (pohuder)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Etymology 2

Reduction of পুনঃ (punoḥ)

Adverb

পহু • (pohu)

  1. again

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “পহু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]