Assamees

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Assam +‎ -ees.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ.sɑˈmeːs/
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  • Hyphenation: As‧sa‧mees
  • Rhymes: -eːs

Adjective[edit]

Assamees (comparative Assameser, superlative meest Assamees or Assameest)

  1. Assamese, in, from or relating to the NE-Indian state Assam or the feudal realm it's named after

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of Assamees
uninflected Assamees
inflected Assamese
comparative Assameser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial Assamees Assameser het Assameest
het Assameeste
indefinite m./f. sing. Assamese Assamesere Assameeste
n. sing. Assamees Assameser Assameeste
plural Assamese Assamesere Assameeste
definite Assamese Assamesere Assameeste
partitive Assamees Assamesers

Noun[edit]

Assamees n (plural Assamezen)

  1. An Assamese, inhabitant of the NE-Indian state Assam or the feudal realm it's named after
  2. A member of the etno-cultural Assamese people

Proper noun[edit]

Assamees n

  1. The Indo-Iranian language Assamese
    Zo'n 1,55% van de Indische bevolking spreekt Assamees, daarmee 's lands 12de taal
    About 1,55 of India's population speaks Assamese, making it the country's 12th language

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