ভাটৌ
Assamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From ভাট (bhat, “panegyrist”) + -ঔ (-ou, “of the nature of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʱa.toʊ/
Noun
ভাটৌ • (bhatou)
Classifier
Declension
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| m | f | m | f | ||||||
| absolutive | ভাটৌ (bhatou) | ভাটৌটো (bhatoutü) | ভাটৌজনী (bhatouzoni) | ভাটৌকেইটা (bhatoukeita) | ভাটৌকেইজনী (bhatoukeizoni) | ভাটৌবোৰ (bhatoubür) | ভাটৌবিলাক (bhatoubilak) | ||
| ergative | ভাটৌৱে (bhatoue) | ভাটৌটোৱে (bhatoutüe) | ভাটৌজনীয়ে (bhatouzonie) | ভাটৌকেইটাই (bhatoukeitai) | ভাটৌকেইজনীয়ে (bhatoukeizonie) | ভাটৌবোৰে (bhatoubüre) | ভাটৌবিলাকে (bhatoubilake) | ||
| accusative | ভাটৌক (bhatouk) | ভাটৌটোক (bhatoutük) | ভাটৌজনীক (bhatouzonik) | ভাটৌকেইটাক (bhatoukeitak) | ভাটৌকেইজনীক (bhatoukeizonik) | ভাটৌবোৰক (bhatoubürok) | ভাটৌবিলাকক (bhatoubilakok) | ||
| genitive | ভাটৌৰ (bhatour) | ভাটৌটোৰ (bhatoutür) | ভাটৌজনীৰ (bhatouzonir) | ভাটৌকেইটাৰ (bhatoukeitar) | ভাটৌকেইজনীৰ (bhatoukeizonir) | ভাটৌবোৰৰ (bhatoubüror) | ভাটৌবিলাকৰ (bhatoubilakor) | ||
| dative | ভাটৌলৈ (bhatouloi) | ভাটৌটোলৈ (bhatoutüloi) | ভাটৌজনীলৈ (bhatouzoniloi) | ভাটৌকেইটালৈ (bhatoukeitaloi) | ভাটৌকেইজনীলৈ (bhatoukeizoniloi) | ভাটৌবোৰলৈ (bhatoubüroloi) | ভাটৌবিলাকলৈ (bhatoubilakoloi) | ||
| instrumental | ভাটৌলৈকে (bhatouloike) | ভাটৌটোলৈকে (bhatoutüloike) | ভাটৌজনীলৈকে (bhatouzoniloike) | ভাটৌকেইটালৈকে (bhatoukeitaloike) | ভাটৌকেইজনীলৈকে (bhatoukeizoniloike) | ভাটৌবোৰলৈকে (bhatoubüroloike) | ভাটৌবিলাকলৈকে (bhatoubilakoloike) | ||
| locative | ভাটৌৰে (bhatoure) | ভাটৌটোৰে (bhatoutüre) | ভাটৌজনীৰে (bhatouzonire) | ভাটৌকেইটাৰে (bhatoukeitare) | ভাটৌকেইজনীৰে (bhatoukeizonire) | ভাটৌবোৰেৰে (bhatoubürere) | ভাটৌবিলাকেৰে (bhatoubilakere) | ||
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).
Descendants
- → Bodo (India): बाथ’ (bato)
- → Dimasa: batho
Early Assamese
Etymology
From ভাট (bhaṭo, “panegyrist”) + -ঔ (-ou, “of the nature of”).
Noun
ভাটৌ (bhaṭou)
- parrot
- 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Sundara Kanda:
- ময়না, ঘৰৱা ভাটৌ, চুটীয়া শালিকা ॥
- moyona, ghorowa bhaṭou, cuṭīya śalika .
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- ময়না, ঘৰৱা ভাটৌ, চুটীয়া শালিকা ॥