তেঁতেলী

Assamese

তেঁতেলী গছত তেঁতেলী।

tẽteli gosot tẽteli.

Tamarinds on a tamarind tree.

Alternative forms

• তেঁত্লী (tẽtli) — Kamrupi, Dehan

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese তেন্তেলি (tenteli), from Sanskrit তিন্ত্রিণী (tintriṇī). Cognate with Kamta তেঁতিলী (tẽtili), Sylheti ꠔꠦꠔꠂ (tetoi), Bengali তেতুল (tetul), Odia ତେନ୍ତୁଳି (tentuḷi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tẽteli/

Noun

তেঁতেলী • (tẽteli)

1. tamarind

Classifier

Fruit = -টো, tree = -ডাল.

Declension

Declension of তেঁতেলী
nominative	তেঁতেলী / তেঁতেলীই tẽteli / tẽtelie
genitive	তেঁতেলীৰ tẽtelir
nominative	তেঁতেলী / তেঁতেলীই tẽteli / tẽtelie
accusative	তেঁতেলী / তেঁতেলীক tẽteli / tẽtelik
dative	তেঁতেলীলৈ tẽteliloi
terminative	তেঁতেলীলৈকে tẽteliloike
instrumental	তেঁতেলীই / তেঁতেলীৰে tẽtelie / tẽtelire
genitive	তেঁতেলীৰ tẽtelir
locative	তেঁতেলীত tẽtelit
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.