-কৈ

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Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From -কৰি (-kori), from কৰি (kori) (the perfect participle of কৰ (kor) which is the verb root of কৰা (kora, to do)). Compare Sylheti -ꠇꠞꠤꠀ (-xoria), Bengali -করে (-kore).

Suffix

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-কৈ (-koi)

  1. -ly, -ily (turns adjectives and nouns into adverbs.)
    ভাল; ভালকৈbhal; bhalkoiGood; goodly
    বেয়া; বেয়াকৈbea; beakoiBad; badly
    জোৰ; তাই বহুত জোৰেকৈ কথা কয়zür; tai bohut zürekoi kotha koy.Force; she speaks very loudly (forcely).

Derived terms

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