সাউ

Assamese

Etymology

Assamese: inc-pra, from Assamese: sa, साधु, সাধু (xadhu).

Doublet of সাধু (xadhu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xau/

Noun

সাউ • (xau)

  1. merchant
    Synonyms: সাউদ (xaud), সদাগৰ (xodagor)

Declension

Declension of সাউ
nominative সাউ / সাউৱে
xadhu / xadhue
genitive সাউৰ
xadhur
nominative সাউ / সাউৱে
xadhu / xadhue
accusative সাউ / সাউক
xadhu / xadhuk
dative সাউলৈ
xadhuloi
terminative সাউলৈকে
xadhuloike
instrumental সাউৱে / সাউৰে
xadhue / xadhure
genitive সাউৰ
xadhur
locative সাউত
xadhut
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.
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