নিংনি

Assamese

নিংনি

Alternative forms

• নিগনি (nigoni) — Standard

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese নিঙ্গনি (niṅgoni), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀦𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀦𑀻 (*nikkhanī), from Sanskrit *নিঃখনিকা (niḥkhanikā, “rat”). Cognate to Kamta নেকনাই (neknai), নেকেনাই (nekenai), ন্যাখেনাই (nyakhenai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niŋ.ni/

Noun

নিংনি • (niṅni) (classifier -টু)

1. (Kamrupi) mouse

   নিংনিয়ে গট্টেমাখা কাপুৰ কুইট্লাক।

   niṅnie gottemakha kapur kuitlak.

   Mice minced all the clothes.

Declension

Kamrupi dialects declension of নিংনি
nominative	নিংনি / নিংনিয়ে niṅni / niṅnie
genitive	নিংনিৰ niṅnir
nominative	নিংনি / নিংনিয়ে niṅni / niṅnie
accusative	নিংনি / নিংনিক niṅni / niṅnik
dative	নিংনিক niṅnik
instrumental	নিংনিয়ে / নিংনিদি niṅnie / niṅnidi
genitive	নিংনিৰ niṅnir
locative	নিংনিত niṅnit
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.

See also

• ইন্দুৰ (indur)