চখু

Assamese

Alternative forms

• চকু (soku) — Standard

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese চখু (cokhu), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (cakkhu), from Sanskrit চক্ষু (cákṣu), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čákšuš (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷḱus. Cognate to Kamta চখু (sokhu) / cokhu, Sylheti ꠌꠃꠈ (souk), Bengali চোখ (cōkh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.kʰu/

Noun

চখু • (sokhu)

1. (Central, Kamrupi) eye

   Synonyms: (formal literary) নয়ন (noyon), (uncommon) আখি (akhi)

   মোৰ চখু নীলা।

   mür sokhu nila.

   I have blue eyes / My eyes are blue.

Declension

Declension of চখু
nominative	চখু / চখুৱে soku / sokue
genitive	চখুৰ sokur
nominative	চখু / চখুৱে soku / sokue
accusative	চখু / চখুক soku / sokuk
dative	চখুলৈ sokuloi
terminative	চখুলৈকে sokuloike
instrumental	চখুৱে / চখুৰে sokue / sokure
genitive	চখুৰ sokur
locative	চখুত sokut
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

• চকু দি (soku di)
• চকুৱা (sokua)
• চখু মুদ (sokhu mud)
• চখুপানী (sokhupani)
• চৌখা (soukha)