Inherited from Sanskrit অলাবু (alābu).
| Declension of লাউ | |
|---|---|
| nominative | লাউ / লাৱে lau / lawe |
| genitive | লাৱৰ lawor |
| nominative | লাউ / লাৱে lau / lawe |
| accusative | লাউ / লাৱক lau / lawok |
| dative | লাৱলৈ lawoloi |
| terminative | লাৱলৈকে lawoloike |
| instrumental | লাৱে / লাৱেৰে lawe / lawere |
| genitive | লাৱৰ lawor |
| locative | লাৱত lawot |
| 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. | |
From Sanskrit लाबू (lābū). Compare Santali ᱞᱟᱹᱣᱟ (lăva).
লাউ • (lau)
| Inflection of লাউ | |||
| nominative | লাউ lau | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | লাউ / লাউকে lau (semantically general or indefinite) / lauke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | লাউর laur | ||
| locative | লাউতে / লাউয় laute / lauẏ | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | লাউ lau | ||
| objective | লাউ / লাউকে lau (semantically general or indefinite) / lauke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | লাউর laur | ||
| locative | লাউতে / লাউয় laute / lauẏ | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | লাউটি , লাউটা lauṭi, lauṭa |
লাউগুলি, লাউগুলা, লাউগুলো lauguli, laugula, laugulō | |
| objective | লাউটি, লাউটা lauṭi, lauṭa |
লাউগুলি, লাউগুলা, লাউগুলো lauguli, laugula, laugulō | |
| genitive | লাউটির, লাউটার lauṭir, lauṭar |
লাউগুলির, লাউগুলার, লাউগুলোর laugulir, laugular, laugulōr | |
| locative | লাউটিতে, লাউটাতে, লাউটায় lauṭite, lauṭate, lauṭaẏ |
লাউগুলিতে, লাউগুলাতে, লাউগুলায়, লাউগুলোতে laugulite, laugulate, laugulaẏ, laugulōte | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||