ভূঁই

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ভূমি (bhūmi), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰúHmiš (“earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to be”). Cognate with Romani phuv. Doublet of ভূমি (bhumi)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʱũi/

Noun

ভূঁই • (bhũi)

  1. earth
    Synonyms: পৃথিৱী (prithiwi), ইলিকা (ilika), ধৰা (dhora), মেদিনী (medini), মহী (mohi), দোহিনী (dühini)
  2. soil
    Synonym: মাটি (mati)

Declension
Declension of ভূঁই
nominative ভূঁই / ভূঁয়ে
bhũi / bhũye
genitive ভূঁইৰ
bhũir
nominative ভূঁই / ভূঁয়ে
bhũi / bhũye
accusative ভূঁই / ভূঁইক
bhũi / bhũik
dative ভূঁইলৈ
bhũiloi
terminative ভূঁইলৈকে
bhũiloike
instrumental ভূঁয়ে / ভূঁয়েৰে
bhũye / bhũyere
genitive ভূঁইৰ
bhũir
locative ভূঁইত
bhũit
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
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