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Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit কিংচিদ্ (kiṃcid, “anything”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠤꠍꠥ (kisú), ꠇꠤꠌ꠆ꠍꠥ (kiccú); Bengali কিছু (kichu); Hindustani کچھ / कुछ (kuch), Odia କିଛି (kichi).
Pronunciation
Adjective
কিছু • (kisu)
- some, a little, a few
- Synonym: (more common) অলপ (olop)
কিছু সময় ইয়াতে কটাই লওঁ।- kisu xomoy iate kotai loü̃.
- I think I should spend some time here.
- (literally, “I take spending some time here (empathic).”)
Derived terms
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from late Magadhi Prakrit *𑀓𑀺𑀙𑀼 ~ *𑀓𑀺𑀙𑀺 (*kichu ~ *kichi), from earlier 𑀓𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀺 (kiṃci) with blending of emphatic *𑀳𑀼 ~ *𑀳𑀺 (*hu ~ *hi) and loss of nasalization, from Sanskrit কিংচিদ্ (kiṃcid, “anything”). Cognate with Assamese কিছু (kisu), Odia କିଛି (kichi), Maithili किछु (kichʉ), Hindi कुछ (kuch), Punjabi ਕੁਝ (kujh), Sinhalese කිසි (kisi).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
কিছু • (kichu)
- anything, something
কিছু হলেই আমাকে জানাবি!- kichu holei amake janabi!
- Let me know if anything happens!
Adjective
কিছু • (kichu) (comparative আরও কিছু, superlative সবচেয়ে কিছু)
- some; a small number or amount
সেখানে কিছু ছোট দোকান আছে।- sekhane kichu chōṭo dōkan ache.
- There's some small stores there.
Derived terms