হাঁহ

Assamese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦãɦ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit হংস (haṃsá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰansás (goose), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns (goose). Cognate with Sylheti ꠀꠃꠀ (áúa), ꠀꠁ (áí), Bengali হাঁস (hãs).

Noun

হাঁহ • (hãh)

  1. duck
  2. goose
  3. swan

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Declension
Declension of হাঁহ
nominative হাঁহ / হাঁহে (hãh / hãhe)
accusative হাঁহ / হাঁহক (hãh / hãhok)
dative হাঁহলৈ (hãholoi)
terminative হাঁহলৈকে (hãholoike)
instrumental হাঁহে / হাঁহেৰে (hãhe / hãhere)
genitive হাঁহৰ (hãhor)
locative হাঁহত (hãhot)

Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural.
Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Etymology 2

Assamese verb set
হাঁহ (hãh)
হঁহা (hõha)
হঁহুৱা (hõhua)

Inherited from Sanskrit হসতি (hasati).

Alternative forms

  • হাঁহি মাৰ (hãhi mar)

Verb

হাঁহ • (hãh)

  1. to laugh
  2. to smile
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • হঁহা-কন্দা (hõha-konda)
  • হাঁহি (hãhi)

See also

  • মিচিকিয়া হাঁহি (misikia hãhi)
  • কান্দ (kando)