ইলাচি

Assamese

ইলাচি

Alternative forms

• এলাচি (elasi), ইলাচী (ilasi)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ēlakāy, from *ēla (“cardamom plant”) + *kāy (“fruit”), probably via Magadhi Prakrit. Related to Sanskrit এলীকা (elīkā), Persian هل (hel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.la.si/

Noun

ইলাচি • (ilasi)

1. cardamom

Declension

Declension of ইলাচি
nominative	ইলাচি / ইলাচিয়ে ilasi / ilasie
genitive	ইলাচিৰ ilasir
nominative	ইলাচি / ইলাচিয়ে ilasi / ilasie
accusative	ইলাচি / ইলাচিক ilasi / ilasik
dative	ইলাচিলৈ ilasiloi
terminative	ইলাচিলৈকে ilasiloike
instrumental	ইলাচিয়ে / ইলাচিৰে ilasie / ilasire
genitive	ইলাচিৰ ilasir
locative	ইলাচিত ilasit
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.

Descendants

• Bodo (India): इलासि (ilasi)