গাই

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Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit গাৱী (gāvī) from Sanskrit गो (go).

Pronunciation

Noun

গাই • (gai)

  1. cow

Declension

Inflection of গাই
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal
absolutive গাই
gai 		গাইজনী
gaizoni 		গাইকেইজনী
gaikeizoni 		গাইবোৰ
gaibür 		গাইবিলাক
gaibilak
ergative গাইয়ে
gaie 		গাইজনীয়ে
gaizonie 		গাইকেইজনীয়ে
gaikeizonie 		গাইবোৰে
gaibüre 		গাইবিলাকে
gaibilake
accusative গাইক
gaik 		গাইজনীক
gaizonik 		গাইকেইজনীক
gaikeizonik 		গাইবোৰক
gaibürok 		গাইবিলাকক
gaibilakok
genitive গাইৰ
gair 		গাইজনীৰ
gaizonir 		গাইকেইজনীৰ
gaikeizonir 		গাইবোৰৰ
gaibüror 		গাইবিলাকৰ
gaibilakor
dative গাইলৈ
gailoi 		গাইজনীলৈ
gaizoniloi 		গাইকেইজনীলৈ
gaikeizoniloi 		গাইবোৰলৈ
gaibüroloi 		গাইবিলাকলৈ
gaibilakoloi
instrumental গাইৰে
gaire 		গাইজনীৰে
gaizonire 		গাইকেইজনীৰে
gaikeizonire 		গাইবোৰেৰে
gaibürere 		গাইবিলাকেৰে
gaibilakere
locative গাইত
gait 		গাইজনীত
gaizonit 		গাইকেইজনীত
gaikeizonit 		গাইবোৰত
gaibürot 		গাইবিলাকত
gaibilakot
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.

Derived terms

Bengali

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈 (gāī), 𑀕𑀸𑀯𑀻 (gāvī), from Sanskrit गावी (gāvī), from Sanskrit गो (go). Compare Assamese গাই (gai), Odia ଗାଈ (gāi), as well as Nepali गाई (gāī), Hindustani گائے / गाय (gāy), Punjabi ਗਊ (gaū), Gujarati ગાય (gāya), Marathi गाय (gāy).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡai̯/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡai̯/,

Noun

গাই • (gai)

  1. cow
Declension
Inflection of গাই
nominative গাই
gai
objective গাইকে
gaike
genitive গাইর
gair
Indefinite forms
nominative গাই
gai
objective গাইকে
gaike
genitive গাইর
gair
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative গাইটা, গাইটি
gaiṭa (colloquial), gaiṭi (formal) 		গাইরা
gaira
objective গাইটাকে, গাইটিকে
gaiṭake (colloquial), gaiṭike (formal) 		গাইদের(কে)
gaider(ke)
genitive গাইটার, গাইটির
gaiṭar (colloquial), gaiṭir (formal) 		গাইদের
gaider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

গাই • (gai)

  1. first person simple present of গাওয়া (gaōẇa)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “গাই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
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