কাউৰী

Assamese

কাউৰী

Alternative forms

• কোৱা (küa) — male
• কাউৰ (kaur) — Kamrupi
• কাওৰ (kaür) — Dehan

Etymology

From feminine of কাউৰ (kaur), from Early Assamese কাউৰ (kauro), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀬 (*kāya), from Sanskrit কাক (kāka). Cognate with Gujarati કાગડો (kāgḍo), Hindi कौआ (kauā), Konkani कावळो (kāvḷo), Marathi कावळा (kāvḷā), Sylheti ꠇꠣꠅꠅꠣ (xaooa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kau.ɹi/

Noun

কাউৰী • (kauri)

1. crow
2. jackdaw
3. raven
4. cormorant

Classifier

Male = -টো, female = -জনী.

Declension

Declension of কাউৰী
nominative	কাউৰী / কাউৰীয়ে kauri / kaurie
genitive	কাউৰীৰ kaurir
nominative	কাউৰী / কাউৰীয়ে kauri / kaurie
accusative	কাউৰী / কাউৰীক kauri / kaurik
dative	কাউৰীলৈ kauriloi
terminative	কাউৰীলৈকে kauriloike
instrumental	কাউৰীয়ে / কাউৰীৰে kaurie / kaurire
genitive	কাউৰীৰ kaurir
locative	কাউৰীত kaurit
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.

Derived terms

• ঢোঁৰা কাউৰী (dhü̃ra kauri)
• পাতি কাউৰী (pati kauri)
• পানী কাউৰী (pani kauri)