-কৈ

Assamese

Alternative forms

• -কৰি (-kori)
• -কে (-ke) — Central Assam

Etymology

From -কৰি (-kori), from কৰি (kori) (the perfect participle of কৰ (kor) which is the verb root of কৰা (kora, “to do”)). Compare Sylheti -ꠇꠞꠤꠀ (-xoria), Bengali -করে (-kore).

Suffix

-কৈ • (-koi)

1. -ly, -ily (turns adjectives and nouns into adverbs.)

   ভাল; ভালকৈ ― bhal; bhalkoi ― Good; goodly

   বেয়া; বেয়াকৈ ― bea; beakoi ― Bad; badly

   জোৰ; তাই বহুত জোৰেকৈ কথা কয়। ― zür; tai bohut zürekoi kotha koy. ― Force; she speaks very loudly (forcely).

Derived terms

• -অতকৈ (-otkoi)