কেঁচু

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Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *কেঞ্চুক (keñcuka). Compare Hindi केंचुआ (kẽcuā).

Noun

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কেঁচু (kẽsu) (classifier -ডাল)

  1. earthworm

Declension

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Declension of কেঁচু
nominative কেঁচু / কেঁচুৱে
kẽsu / kẽsue
genitive কেঁচুৰ
kẽsur
nominative কেঁচু / কেঁচুৱে
kẽsu / kẽsue
accusative কেঁচু / কেঁচুক
kẽsu / kẽsuk
dative কেঁচুলৈ
kẽsuloi
terminative কেঁচুলৈকে
kẽsuloike
instrumental কেঁচুৱে / কেঁচুৰে
kẽsue / kẽsure
genitive কেঁচুৰ
kẽsur
locative কেঁচুত
kẽsut
Notes
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.