ফণি

See also: ফণী

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ফণা (phaṇā, “hood”). Traditionally combs are used as ornaments which are driven into buns for fashion; they look like hoods. Cognate with Bengali ফনী (phoni), Rohingya fóuni, óni, hóni, Chakma 𑄛𑄪𑄚𑄨 (puni).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʰoni/

Noun

ফণি • (phoni)

comb
Synonym: (for traditional comb) কাঁকৈ (kãkoi)

Declension

Inflection of ফণি

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal
absolutive	phoni	ফণিখন phonikhon	ফণিকেইখন phonikeikhon	ফণিবোৰ phonibür	ফণিবিলাক phonibilak
ergative	ফণিয়ে phonie	ফণিখনে phonikhone	ফণিকেইখনে phonikeikhone	ফণিবোৰে phonibüre	ফণিবিলাকে phonibilake
accusative	ফণিক phonik	ফণিখনক phonikhonok	ফণিকেইখনক phonikeikhonok	ফণিবোৰক phonibürok	ফণিবিলাকক phonibilakok
genitive	ফণিৰ phonir	ফণিখনৰ phonikhonor	ফণিকেইখনৰ phonikeikhonor	ফণিবোৰৰ phonibüror	ফণিবিলাকৰ phonibilakor
dative	ফণিলৈ phoniloi	ফণিখনলৈ phonikhonoloi	ফণিকেইখনলৈ phonikeikhonoloi	ফণিবোৰলৈ phonibüroloi	ফণিবিলাকলৈ phonibilakoloi
terminative	ফণিলৈকে phoniloike	ফণিখনলৈকে phonikhonoloike	ফণিকেইখনলৈকে phonikeikhonoloike	ফণিবোৰলৈকে phonibüroloike	ফণিবিলাকলৈকে phonibilakoloike
instrumental	ফণিৰে phonire	ফণিখনেৰে phonikhonere	ফণিকেইখনেৰে phonikeikhonere	ফণিবোৰেৰে phonibürere	ফণিবিলাকেৰে phonibilakere
locative	ফণিত phonit	ফণিখনত phonikhonot	ফণিকেইখনত phonikeikhonot	ফণিবোৰত phonibürot	ফণিবিলাকত phonibilakot

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.

Derived terms

ফণিয়া (phonia)

Related terms

ফণী (phoni)