ভিঠি

Early Assamese

Alternative forms

• ভিঠা (bhiṭha)

Noun

ভিঠি (bhiṭhi)

1. foundation, raised bed of earth, plinth
   • 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Sundara Kanda:

     কতো বৃক্ষ আগ ভাগি গুচিল আৰম্ভ ।
     উঝৰা ভিঠিত যেন থাকি গৈল স্তম্ভ ॥

     kotö bṛkṣo ago bhagi gucilo arombho ,
     ujhora bhiṭhito jeno thaki goilo stombho .

     Many trees had their top part broken,
     in the uprooted foundations only the pillars remained.

2. base
3. a lump of earth taken up round the roof of a plant when transplanting

Declension

Declension of ভিঠি
nominative	ভিঠি, ভিঠিয়ে bhiṭhi, bhiṭhiye
genitive	ভিঠিৰ bhiṭhiro
nominative	ভিঠি, ভিঠিয়ে bhiṭhi, bhiṭhiye
accusative	ভিঠি, ভিঠিক, ভিঠিত bhiṭhi, bhiṭhiko, bhiṭhito
dative	ভিঠি, ভিঠিক, ভিঠিত bhiṭhi, bhiṭhiko, bhiṭhito
instrumental	ভিঠিয়ে bhiṭhiye
genitive	ভিঠিৰ bhiṭhiro
locative	ভিঠিত, ভিঠিয়ে bhiṭhito, bhiṭhiye

Descendants

• Assamese: ভেটি (bheti), ভিঠি (bhithi)