ধাই

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Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 (dhattī), from Sanskrit धात्री (dhātrī).

Pronunciation

Noun

ধাই • (dhai)

  1. wet nurse

Declension

Declension of ধাই
nominative ধাই / ধাইই
dhai / dhaii
genitive ধাইৰ
dhair
nominative ধাই / ধাইই
dhai / dhaii
accusative ধাই / ধাইক
dhai / dhaik
dative ধাইলৈ
dhailoi
terminative ধাইলৈকে
dhailoike
instrumental ধাইই / ধাইৰে
dhaii / dhaire
genitive ধাইৰ
dhair
locative ধাইত
dhait
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: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc.
Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive.
Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too.
Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common.
Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese.
Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

References

  • “ধাই”, 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], 2nd edition, Guwahati: Gauhati University, 1962, →OCLC.

Bengali

Pronunciation

Noun

ধাই • (dhai)

  1. Alternative form of দাই (dai)

Declension

Inflection of ধাই
nominative ধাই
dhai
objective ধাইকে
dhaike
genitive ধাইর
dhair
Indefinite forms
nominative ধাই
dhai
objective ধাইকে
dhaike
genitive ধাইর
dhair
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative ধাইটা, ধাইটি
dhaiṭa (colloquial), dhaiṭi (formal) 		ধাইরা
dhaira
objective ধাইটাকে, ধাইটিকে
dhaiṭake (colloquial), dhaiṭike (formal) 		ধাইদের(কে)
dhaider(ke)
genitive ধাইটার, ধাইটির
dhaiṭar (colloquial), dhaiṭir (formal) 		ধাইদের
dhaider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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