-অলৈ

Assamese

Alternative forms
  • -অলে (-ole)
  • লাগি (lagi), লেগি (legi), লিগি (ligi), গেলি (geli), -অলে (-ole) — Central
  • লগি (logi), লোগি (lügi), লোগিন (lügin), লেগি (legi), গেলি (geli), লাগি (lagi), লাগিন (lagin) — Kamrupi

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese লাগি (lagi). Cognate with Bengali লাগিয়া (lagiẏa), Sylheti ꠟꠣꠉꠤ (lagi), Maithili 𑒪𑒰𑒑𑒪 (lāgala), Nepali लाई (lāī), लागि (lāgi), Hindi लिए (lie).

Related to লাগ (lag), লগ (log).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ.loɪ/

Suffix

-অলৈ • (-oloi)

  1. Used to form the dative case of nouns: to, for
    গুৱাহাটী (guahati) → গুৱাহাটীলৈ (guahatiloi)
    Guwahati → to Guwahati
    বজাৰ (bozar) → বজাৰলৈ (bozaroloi)
    market → to (the) market
    আমি সোমবাৰলৈ যাম।
    ami xümbaroloi zam.
    We will go on Monday.
    তাই মাকলৈ চাদৰ-মেখেলা এজোৰ আনিছে।।
    tai makoloi sador-mekhela ezür anise.
    She brought a sador-mekhela for her mother.
    Synonyms: -অৰ বাবে (-or babe), -অৰ কাৰণে (-or karone)
  2. Vaguely marks terminative case of nouns
    মেলাখন সোমবাৰলৈ বহিব।
    melakhon xümbaroloi bohibo.
    The fair will last till Monday.
    Synonym: -অলৈকে (-oloike)

Usage notes

It is -লৈ (-loi) after vowels.

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