sor + -ai (possessive suffix)
sorai
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | — | sorai |
| accusative | — | sorait |
| dative | — | sorainak |
| instrumental | — | soraival |
| causal-final | — | soraiért |
| translative | — | soraivá |
| terminative | — | soraiig |
| essive-formal | — | soraiként |
| essive-modal | — | soraiul |
| inessive | — | soraiban |
| superessive | — | sorain |
| adessive | — | sorainál |
| illative | — | soraiba |
| sublative | — | soraira |
| allative | — | soraihoz |
| elative | — | soraiból |
| delative | — | sorairól |
| ablative | — | soraitól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
— | soraié |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
— | soraiéi |
Inherited from Assamese চৰাই (sorai), from Early Assamese চড়াই (coṛai), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀟𑀬 (*caḍaya), from Sanskrit চটক (caṭaka, “sparrow”). Compare Nefamese sorai (“bird”).
sorai (plural soraikhan)