কেঁচে

Assamese

Alternative forms

• কেঁচু (kẽsu) — Standard

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *কেঞ্চুক (keñcuka). Compare Hindi केंचुआ (kẽcuā).

Noun

কেঁচে • (kẽse)

1. (Kamrupi) earthworm

Declension

Kamrupi dialects declension of কেঁচে
nominative	কেঁচে / কেঁচেই kẽse / kẽsei
genitive	কেঁচেৰ kẽser
nominative	কেঁচে / কেঁচেই kẽse / kẽsei
accusative	কেঁচে / কেঁচেক kẽse / kẽsek
dative	কেঁচেক kẽsek
instrumental	কেঁচেই / কেঁচেদি kẽsei / kẽsedi
genitive	কেঁচেৰ kẽser
locative	কেঁচেত kẽset
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: -মাখা (-makha) and -গিলা (-gila) / গিলাক (gilak) / গিলান (gilan). Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -ওক (-ük) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative: Sometimes alternatively -ওত (-üt) marks this case. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এদি (-edi) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এৰে (-ere) is used instead of the common -এদি (-edi). Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.