হন্তে
Early Assamese
Etymology
From সন্তে (sonte), from সন্ত (sonto) + -এ (-e), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀢 (santa), from Sanskrit অস্ (as). Cognate to Sylheti ꠅꠘꠦ (one), Kudmali হঁঁতে , Magahi सतीं (satī̃) , Bhojpuri सन्ते (santē).
Postposition
হন্তে (honte)
Verb
হন্তে (honte)
- (used with past suffix -ইল (-ilo) after the verb.) past conditional, would
- Synonym: হঁয় (ho̐yo)
- যদি আজি ঘৰত আছিল হন্তে স্ৱামি।
তেবে আনি তোমাক ৰাখিলো হন্তে আমি॥- jodi aji ghoroto achilo honte swami,
tebe ani tömako rakhilö honte ami. - If my husband had been at home today, I would have taken you in and kept you.
- jodi aji ghoroto achilo honte swami,