দা

Assamese

Alternative forms

• দাৱ (daw) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit দাত্ৰ (dātra). Cognate with Kamta দাও (daü), Bengali দা (da).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daː/

Noun

দা • (da)

1. a sickle like big knife
2. dao, broadsword

Declension

Inflection of দা

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	দা da		দাখন dakhon		দাকেইখন dakeikhon		দাবোৰ dabür		দাবিলাক dabilak
ergative	দাই dai		দাখনে dakhone		দাকেইখনে dakeikhone		দাবোৰে dabüre		দাবিলাকে dabilake
accusative	দাক dak		দাখনক dakhonok		দাকেইখনক dakeikhonok		দাবোৰক dabürok		দাবিলাকক dabilakok
genitive	দাৰ dar		দাখনৰ dakhonor		দাকেইখনৰ dakeikhonor		দাবোৰৰ dabüror		দাবিলাকৰ dabilakor
dative	দালৈ daloi		দাখনলৈ dakhonoloi		দাকেইখনলৈ dakeikhonoloi		দাবোৰলৈ dabüroloi		দাবিলাকলৈ dabilakoloi
terminative	দালৈকে daloike		দাখনলৈকে dakhonoloike		দাকেইখনলৈকে dakeikhonoloike		দাবোৰলৈকে dabüroloike		দাবিলাকলৈকে dabilakoloike
instrumental	দাৰে dare		দাখনেৰে dakhonere		দাকেইখনেৰে dakeikhonere		দাবোৰেৰে dabürere		দাবিলাকেৰে dabilakere
locative	দাত dat		দাখনত dakhonot		দাকেইখনত dakeikhonot		দাবোৰত dabürot		দাবিলাকত dabilakot
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

• দোৱা (düa)

 

See also

• কটাৰী (kotari)

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d̪a/, [ˈd̪aː], [ˈd̪aˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /d̪a/, [ˈd̪aː], [ˈd̪aˑ]

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दात्र (dā́tra).

Noun

দা • (da) (objective দা (da) or দাকে (dake), genitive দার (dar), locative দায় (daẏ))

1. a sickle like big knife
2. dao, broadsword

   Synonyms: বঁটি (bõṭi), কাটারি (kaṭari)

Alternative forms

• দাও (daō)

Etymology 2

Noun

দা • (da) (Rarh)

1. (slang) brother