কোৱা

Assamese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʊa/

Etymology 1

কোৱা

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀬 (*kāya), from Sanskrit কাক (kāka). Compare Sylheti ꠇꠣꠃꠀ (xaua), Hindi कौआ (kauā).

Alternative forms

কাউৰী (kauri) — generic, female

Noun

কোৱা • (küa) (classifier -টো)

(male) crow
কোৱা এটাই কা-কা কৰি আছে।
küa etai ka-ka kori ase.
A crow is crowing.

(Dehan)
লাগা মাতা কোৱাগ’ ঢেৰ কলীয়া।
laga mata küagö dher kolia.
The crow which crows every day is very black.
(male) jackdaw
(male) raven
(male) cormorant

Declension

Declension of কোৱা
nominative	কোৱা / কোৱাই küa / küai
genitive	কোৱাৰ küar
nominative	কোৱা / কোৱাই küa / küai
accusative	কোৱা / কোৱাক küa / küak
dative	কোৱালৈ küaloi
terminative	কোৱালৈকে küaloike
instrumental	কোৱাই / কোৱাৰে küai / küare
genitive	কোৱাৰ küar
locative	কোৱাত küat
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.

Derived terms

ঢোঁৰাকোৱা (dhü̃raküa)
পাতিকোৱা (patiküa)
পানীকোৱা (paniküa)

Etymology 2

Assamese verb set
কোৱা (küa)
কোওৱা (küüa)
কোওওৱা (küüüa)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʊa/

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sanskrit কথযতি (katháyati). Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠃꠀ (xoua), Hindustani कहना (kahnā) / کہنا (kahnā).

Verb

কোৱা • (küa) (transitive)

to say [+ (object) -ক = to]
to tell
সি মোক কৈছিলে।
xi mük koisile.
He told me
to speak
Synonym: কথা কোৱা (kotha küa)

Conjugation

impersonal forms of কোৱা

		Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)
Stem		ক ko	নক noko
Gerund, Past participle, Agentive		কোৱা küa	নোকোৱা nüküa
Conjugative		কৈ koi	নকৈ nokoi
Infinitive		ক’ব köbo	নক’ব noköbo
Genitive infinitive		ক’বৰ köbor	নক’বৰ noköbor
Goal		ক’বলৈ köboloi	নক’বলৈ noköboloi
Terminative		ক’বলৈকে köboloike	নক’বলৈকে noköboloike
Future passive participle		ক’ব লগা köbo loga	নক’ব লগা noköbo loga
Agentive (emphatic)	(♂)	কওঁতা koü̃ta	নকওঁতা nokoü̃ta
Agentive (emphatic)	♀	কোৱঁতী küõti	নোকোৱঁতী nüküõti
Contingent		কওঁতে koü͂te	নকওঁতে nokoü͂te
Progressive participle		কওঁতে - কওঁতে koü͂te - koü͂te	নকওঁতে - নকওঁতে nokoü͂te - nokoü͂te
Reason		কোৱাত küat	নোকোৱাত nüküat
Past conditional		ক’লত kölot	নক’লত nokölot
Future conditional		ক’লে köle	নক’লে noköle
Perfect participle		কৈ koi	নকৈ nokoi
Habitual participle		কৈ⁠-⁠কৈ koi-koi	নকৈ⁠-⁠নকৈ nokoi⁠-⁠nokoi

Conjugation forms of কোৱা

Person		First person	Second person			Third person
Person		First person	Very faml. & Inferior	Familiar	Honorific		Non honorific
Singular		মই moi	তই toi	তুমি tumi	আপুনি apuni	তেওঁ etc teü͂	সি ♂, তাই ♀ etc xi ♂, tai ♀
Plural	i	আমি ami	তহঁত tohõt	তোমালোক tümalük	আপোনালোক apünalük	তেওঁলোক teü͂lük	সিহঁত etc xihõt
Plural	t	আমি ami	তহঁতে tohõte	তোমালোকে tümalüke	আপোনালোকে apünalüke	তেওঁলোকে teü͂lüke	সিহঁতে etc xihõte
Present
Indefinite	+	কওঁ koü͂	কৱ koo	কোৱা küa	কয় koy
Indefinite	-	নকওঁ nokoü͂	নকৱ nokoo	নোকোৱা nüküa	নকয় nokoy
Imperfective	+	কৈছোঁ koisü͂	কৈছ koiso	কৈছা koisa	কৈছে koise
	-	Imperfective
		কোৱা নাই küa nai
		"not about to" (usage is not common)
		{{{pres-perf-5}}} {{{pres-perf-5-tr}}}	{{{pres-perf-6vf}}} {{{pres-perf-6vf-tr}}}	{{{pres-perf-6f}}} {{{pres-perf-6f-tr}}}	{{{pres-perf-7}}} {{{pres-perf-7-tr}}}
Continuous	+	কৈ আছোঁ koi asü͂	কৈ আছ koi aso	কৈ আছা koi asa	কৈ আছে koi ase
Continuous	-	কৈ থকা নাই koi thoka nai
Past
Simple	+	ক’লোঁ kölü͂	কলি koli	ক’লা köla	ক’লে köle
Simple	-	নক’লোঁ nokölü͂	নকলি nokoli	নক’লা noköla	নক’লে noköle
Imperfective	+	কৈছিলোঁ koisilü͂	কৈছিলি koisili	কৈছিলা koisila	কৈছিলে koi}sile
	-	Imperfective
		নকৈছিলোঁ nokoisilü͂	নকৈছিলি nokoisili	নকৈছিলা nokoisila	নকৈছিলে nokoisile
		Habitual
		{{{past-simp-7}}} {{{past-simp-7-tr}}}	{{{past-simp-8vf}}} {{{past-simp-8vf-tr}}}	{{{past-simp-8f}}} {{{past-simp-8f-tr}}}	{{{past-simp-9}}} {{{past-simp-9-tr}}}
Continuous	+	কৈ আছিলোঁ koi asilü͂	কৈ আছিলি koi asili	কৈ আছিলা koi asila	কৈ আছিলে koi asile
Continuous	-	কৈ থকা নাছিলোঁ koi thoka nasilü͂	কৈ থকা নাছিলি koi thoka nasili	কৈ থকা নাছিলা koi thoka nasila	কৈ থকা নাছিলে koi thoka nasile
Future
Indicative	+	ক’ম köm	কবি kobi	ক’বা köba	ক’ব köbo
	-	Indicative
		নকওঁ nokoü͂	নকৱ nokoo	নোকোৱা nüküa	নকয় nokoy
		"Perhaps"
		নক’ম noköm	নকবি nokobi	নক’বা noköba	নক’ব noköbo
Continuous	+	কৈ থাকিম koi thakim	কৈ থাকিবি koi thakibi	কৈ থাকিবা koi thakiba	কৈ থাকিব koi thakibo
	-
		Indicative
		কৈ নাথাকিম koi nathakim	কৈ নাথাকিবি koi nathakibi	কৈ নাথাকিবা koi nathakiba	কৈ নাথাকিব koi nathakibo
		"Perhaps"
		{{{fut-cont-7}}} {{{fut-cont-7-tr}}}	{{{fut-cont-8vf}}} {{{fut-cont-8vf-tr}}}	{{{fut-cont-8f}}} {{{fut-cont-8f-tr}}}	{{{fut-cont-9}}} {{{fut-cont-9-tr}}}
Others
Imperative	+	কওঁ koü͂	ক ko	কোৱা küa	কওক koük
Imperative	-	—	নকবি nokobi	নক’বা noköba	নক’ব noköbo
❋ Note 1: i = for intransitive verbs, t = for transitive verbs. The suffix -এ (-e) marks ergative case.
❋ Note 2: Sometimes -হঁক (-hõk) or less commonly -হঁত (-hõt) suffix is used for plural pronouns, like আমি কৰোহঁক (ami korühõk), আপোনালোক আহিলেহঁক (apünalük ahilehõk) etc.
❋ Note 3: For intransitive verbs like যোৱা (züa, “to go”) the 3rd person suffix -এ (-e) in simple past tense is not used, like সি গ’ল (xi göl), not সি গ’লে (xi göle).
❋ Note 4: Other 3rd person pronouns have the same conjugation. Click here to see other personal pronouns.

Related terms

কথা পতা (kotha pota)

Etymology 4

Inherited from Early Assamese *কাৱা (kawa), from Sanskrit কাক (kāka). Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠣꠃꠣ (xaua).

Alternative forms

কাউৰী (kauri) (more common)

Noun

কোৱা • (küa)

crow

Declension

Inflection of কোৱা

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral				non-numeral (plural)
		singular		plural		informal
		♂	♀	♂	♀	informal
absolutive	কোৱা küa	কোৱাটো küatü	কোৱাজনী küazoni	কোৱাকেইটা küakeita	কোৱাকেইজনী küakeizoni	কোৱাবোৰ küabür	কোৱাবিলাক küabilak
ergative	কোৱাই küai	কোৱাটোৱে küatüe	কোৱাজনীয়ে küazonie	কোৱাকেইটাই küakeitai	কোৱাকেইজনীয়ে küakeizonie	কোৱাবোৰে küabüre	কোৱাবিলাকে küabilake
accusative	কোৱাক küak	কোৱাটোক küatük	কোৱাজনীক küazonik	কোৱাকেইটাক küakeizonik	কোৱাকেইজনীক küakeizonik	কোৱাবোৰক küabürok	কোৱাবিলাকক küabilakok
genitive	কোৱাৰ küar	কোৱাটোৰ küatür	কোৱাজনীৰ küazonir	কোৱাকেইটাৰ küakeitar	কোৱাকেইজনীৰ küakeizonir	কোৱাবোৰৰ küabüror	কোৱাবিলাকৰ küabilakor
dative	কোৱালৈ küaloi	কোৱাটোলৈ küatüloi	কোৱাজনীলৈ küazoniloi	কোৱাকেইটালৈ küakeitaloi	কোৱাকেইজনীলৈ küakeizoniloi	কোৱাবোৰলৈ küabüroloi	কোৱাবিলাকলৈ küabilakoloi
terminative	কোৱালৈকে küaloike	কোৱাটোলৈকে küatüloike	কোৱাজনীলৈকে küazoniloike	কোৱাকেইটালৈকে küakeitaloi	কোৱাকেইজনীলৈকে küakeizoniloike	কোৱাবোৰলৈকে küabüroloike	কোৱাবিলাকলৈকে küabilakoloike
instrumental	কোৱাৰে küare	কোৱাটোৰে küatüre	কোৱাজনীৰে küazonire	কোৱাকেইটাৰে küakeitare	কোৱাকেইজনীৰে küakeizonire	কোৱাবোৰেৰে küabürere	কোৱাবিলাকেৰে küabilakere
locative	কোৱাত küat	কোৱাটোত küatüt	কোৱাজনীত küatüt	কোৱাকেইটাত küakeitat	কোৱাকেইজনীত küakeizonit	কোৱাবোৰত küabürot	কোৱাবিলাকত küabilakot

Classifier Note: The classifier -টো (-tü) and its plural variant -টা (-ta) can be used for both male and female. Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) is used instead. Dative Note 2: Sometimes -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অত (-ot) or -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note: In some dialects -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).

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