টমটম

Assamese

Alternative forms

• টুমটুম (tumtum)

Etymology

Borrowed from English tandem (“a team of horses harnessed one behind the other”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔm.tɔm/

Noun

টমটম • (tomtom)

1. a one-horse open carriage with a pair of wheels
2. (transferred sense, neologism) an electric rickshaw

   Synonym: ই-ৰিক্সা (i-riksa)

Declension

Inflection of টমটম

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal				formal
absolutive	টমটম tomtom		টমটমখন tomtomkhon		টমটমকেইখন tomtomkeikhon		টমটমবোৰ tomtombür		টমটমবিলাক tomtombilak		টমটমসমূহ tomtomxomuh
ergative	টমটমে tomtome		টমটমখনে tomtomkhone		টমটমকেইখনে tomtomkeikhone		টমটমবোৰে tomtombüre		টমটমবিলাকে tomtombilake		টমটমসমূহে tomtomxomuhe
accusative	টমটমক tomtomok		টমটমখনক tomtomkhonok		টমটমকেইখনক tomtomkeikhonok		টমটমবোৰক tomtombürok		টমটমবিলাকক tomtombilakok		টমটমসমূহক tomtomxomuhok
genitive	টমটমৰ tomtomor		টমটমখনৰ tomtomkhonor		টমটমকেইখনৰ tomtomkeikhonor		টমটমবোৰৰ tomtombüror		টমটমবিলাকৰ tomtombilakor		টমটমসমূহৰ tomtomxomuhor
dative	টমটমলৈ tomtomoloi		টমটমখনলৈ tomtomkhonoloi		টমটমকেইখনলৈ tomtomkeikhonoloi		টমটমবোৰলৈ tomtombüroloi		টমটমবিলাকলৈ tomtombilakoloi		টমটমসমূহলৈ tomtomxomuholoi
terminative	টমটমলৈকে tomtomoloike		টমটমখনলৈকে tomtomkhonoloike		টমটমকেইখনলৈকে tomtomkeikhonoloike		টমটমবোৰলৈকে tomtombüroloike		টমটমবিলাকলৈকে tomtombilakoloike		টমটমসমূহলৈকে tomtomxomuholoike
instrumental	টমটমেৰে tomtomere		টমটমখনেৰে tomtomkhonere		টমটমকেইখনেৰে tomtomkeikhonere		টমটমবোৰেৰে tomtombürere		টমটমবিলাকেৰে tomtombilakere		টমটমসমূহেৰে tomtomxomuhere
locative	টমটমত tomtomot		টমটমখনত tomtomkhonot		টমটমকেইখনত tomtomkeikhonot		টমটমবোৰত tomtombürot		টমটমবিলাকত tomtombilakot		টমটমসমূহত tomtomxomuhot
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.

Bengali

FWOTD – 9 April 2020

Etymology

Borrowed from English tandem (“a team of horses harnessed one behind the other”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʈɔmʈɔm/, [ˈʈɔmʈɔm]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɔmtɔm/, [ˈtɔmtɔm]

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• Hyphenation: টম‧টম

Noun

টমটম • (ṭomṭom)

1. a one-horse open carriage with a pair of wheels
   • 1950, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, ইছামতী (ichamoti), Indic Publication, published 2015, page 17:

     সাহেবের টমটম দূরে রাস্তায় দাঁড়িয়ে আছে; […]

     śaheber ṭomṭom dure rastaẏ dãṛiẏe ache; […]

     The Englishman's horsecart is standing far away on the road; […]

2. (transferred sense, neologism) an electric rickshaw

   Synonym: টোটো (ṭōṭō)

Inflection

Inflection of টমটম
nominative	টমটম ṭomṭom
objective	টমটম / টমটমকে ṭomṭom (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭomṭomke (semantically definite)
genitive	টমটমের ṭomṭomer
locative	টমটমে ṭomṭome
	Indefinite forms
nominative	টমটম ṭomṭom
objective	টমটম / টমটমকে ṭomṭom (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭomṭomke (semantically definite)
genitive	টমটমের ṭomṭomer
locative	টমটমে ṭomṭome
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	টমটমটা , টমটমটি ṭomṭomṭa (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭi (formal)		টমটমগুলা, টমটমগুলো ṭomṭomgula (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulo (formal)
objective	টমটমটা, টমটমটি ṭomṭomṭa (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭi (formal)		টমটমগুলা, টমটমগুলো ṭomṭomgula (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulo (formal)
genitive	টমটমটার, টমটমটির ṭomṭomṭar (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭir (formal)		টমটমগুলার, টমটমগুলোর ṭomṭomgular (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulor (formal)
locative	টমটমটাতে / টমটমটায়, টমটমটিতে ṭomṭomṭate / ṭomṭomṭay (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭite (formal)		টমটমগুলাতে / টমটমগুলায়, টমটমগুলোতে ṭomṭomgulate / ṭomṭomgulay (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).