ছোৱালী

Assamese

Alternative forms

• ছৱালী (sowali) — uncommon

Etymology

Feminine of ছৱাল (sowal), inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-), from Sanskrit *छाप (chāpa) with further origin unknown. Doublet of চেউৰী (seuri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊa.li/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ছোৱালী • (süali)

1. girl
2. daughter
3. maiden

Declension

Inflection of ছোৱালী

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral			non-numeral (plural)
			singular	plural		informal
absolutive	ছোৱালী (süali)		ছোৱালীজনী (süalizoni)	ছোৱালীকেইজনী (süalikeizoni)		ছোৱালীবোৰ (süalibür)	ছোৱালীবিলাক (süalibilak)
ergative	ছোৱালীয়ে (süalie)		ছোৱালীজনীয়ে (süalizonie)	ছোৱালীকেইজনীয়ে (süalikeizonie)		ছোৱালীবোৰে (süalibüre)	ছোৱালীবিলাকে (süalibilake)
accusative	ছোৱালীক (süalik)		ছোৱালীজনীক (süalizonik)	ছোৱালীকেইজনীক (süalikeizonik)		ছোৱালীবোৰক (süalibürok)	ছোৱালীবিলাকক (süalibilakok)
genitive	ছোৱালীৰ (süalir)		ছোৱালীজনীৰ (süalizonir)	ছোৱালীকেইজনীৰ (süalikeizonir)		ছোৱালীবোৰৰ (süalibüror)	ছোৱালীবিলাকৰ (süalibilakor)
dative	ছোৱালীলৈ (süaliloi)		ছোৱালীজনীলৈ (süalizoniloi)	ছোৱালীকেইজনীলৈ (süalikeizoniloi)		ছোৱালীবোৰলৈ (süalibüroloi)	ছোৱালীবিলাকলৈ (süalibilakoloi)
instrumental	ছোৱালীৰে (süalire)		ছোৱালীজনীৰে (süalizonire)	ছোৱালীকেইজনীৰে (süalikeizonire)		ছোৱালীবোৰেৰে (süalibürere)	ছোৱালীবিলাকেৰে (süalibilakere)
locative	ছোৱালীত (süalit)		ছোৱালীজনীত (süalizonit)	ছোৱালীকেইজনীত (süalikeizonit)		ছোৱালীবোৰত (süalibürot)	ছোৱালীবিলাকত (süalibilakot)

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.

Synonyms

• (daughter): জী (zi)
• (maiden): কুমাৰী (kumari)

Descendants

• Naga Pidgin: suali
• Nefamese: suali

Further reading

• “ছোবালী”, in Candrakānta abhidhāna: Asamīyā śabdara butpatti āru udāharaṇere Asamīyā-Ingrājī dui bhashara artha thakā abhidhāna [Comprehensive dictionary of the Assamese language with etymology and illustrations of words with their meanings in Assamese and English], 2^nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.
• “ছোৱালী”, in xobdo.org, 2006-2025.