চকী

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit চতুষ্ক (catuṣka, “quarter”). Compare Bengali চৌকি (cōuki, “stool, outpost”), Borishailla চহি (sohi, “bed”), Hindustani چوک (cok) / चौक (cauk, “square, market”), चौकी / چوکی (caukī, “stool, outpost”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɔki/

Noun

চকী • (soki)

1. chair

   আইতাই চকীত বহি বাতৰিকাকত পঢ়ি আছে। ― aitai sokit bohi batrikakot porhi ase. ― Grandmother is reading a newspaper sitting in a chair.

Declension

Inflection of চকী

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	চকী soki		চকীখন sokikhon		চকীকেইখন sokikeikhon		চকীবোৰ sokibür		চকীবিলাক sokibilak
ergative	চকীয়ে sokie		চকীখনে sokikhone		চকীকেইখনে sokikeikhone		চকীবোৰে sokibüre		চকীবিলাকে sokibilake
accusative	চকীক sokik		চকীখনক sokikhonok		চকীকেইখনক sokikeikhonok		চকীবোৰক sokibürok		চকীবিলাকক sokibilakok
genitive	চকীৰ sokir		চকীখনৰ sokikhonor		চকীকেইখনৰ sokikeikhonor		চকীবোৰৰ sokibüror		চকীবিলাকৰ sokibilakor
dative	চকীলৈ sokiloi		চকীখনলৈ sokikhonoloi		চকীকেইখনলৈ sokikeikhonoloi		চকীবোৰলৈ sokibüroloi		চকীবিলাকলৈ sokibilakoloi
terminative	চকীলৈকে sokiloike		চকীখনলৈকে sokikhonoloike		চকীকেইখনলৈকে sokikeikhonoloike		চকীবোৰলৈকে sokibüroloike		চকীবিলাকলৈকে sokibilakoloike
instrumental	চকীৰে sokire		চকীখনেৰে sokikhonere		চকীকেইখনেৰে sokikeikhonere		চকীবোৰেৰে sokibürere		চকীবিলাকেৰে sokibilakere
locative	চকীত sokit		চকীখনত sokikhonot		চকীকেইখনত sokikeikhonot		চকীবোৰত sokibürot		চকীবিলাকত sokibilakot
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.

Related terms

• চৌকা (souka)