লাউ

Assamese

Alternative forms

• লাও (laü)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit অলাবু (alābu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lau/

Noun

লাউ • (lau) (classifier -টো)

1. gourd

Declension

Declension of লাউ
nominative	লাউ / লাৱে lau / lawe
genitive	লাৱৰ lawor
nominative	লাউ / লাৱে lau / lawe
accusative	লাউ / লাৱক lau / lawok
dative	লাৱলৈ lawoloi
terminative	লাৱলৈকে lawoloike
instrumental	লাৱে / লাৱেৰে lawe / lawere
genitive	লাৱৰ lawor
locative	লাৱত lawot
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.

See also

• পানীলাউ (panilau)
• জাতিলাউ (zatilau)
• ৰঙালাউ (roṅalau)
• বোকালাউ (bükalau)

Bengali

Alternative forms

• লাও (laō)

Etymology

From Sanskrit लाबू (lābū). Compare Santali ᱞᱟᱹᱣᱟ (lăva).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /lau̯/, [ˈlau̯]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /lau̯/, [ˈlau̯]

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Noun

লাউ • (lau)

1. calabash, gourd

   Synonym: কদু (kodu)

Declension

Inflection of লাউ
nominative	লাউ lau
objective	লাউ / লাউকে lau (semantically general or indefinite) / lauke (semantically definite)
genitive	লাউর laur
locative	লাউতে / লাউয় laute / lauẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	লাউ lau
objective	লাউ / লাউকে lau (semantically general or indefinite) / lauke (semantically definite)
genitive	লাউর laur
locative	লাউতে / লাউয় laute / lauẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	লাউটি , লাউটা lauṭi, lauṭa		লাউগুলি, লাউগুলা, লাউগুলো lauguli, laugula, laugulō
objective	লাউটি, লাউটা lauṭi, lauṭa		লাউগুলি, লাউগুলা, লাউগুলো lauguli, laugula, laugulō
genitive	লাউটির, লাউটার lauṭir, lauṭar		লাউগুলির, লাউগুলার, লাউগুলোর laugulir, laugular, laugulōr
locative	লাউটিতে, লাউটাতে, লাউটায় lauṭite, lauṭate, lauṭaẏ		লাউগুলিতে, লাউগুলাতে, লাউগুলায়, লাউগুলোতে laugulite, laugulate, laugulaẏ, laugulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “লাউ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]