চকু

Assamese

Alternative forms

চখু (sokhu) — Central, Kamrupi

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.ku/

Noun

চকু • (soku) (classifier -টো)

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

মোৰ চকু নীলা।
mür soku nila.
I have blue eyes / My eyes are blue.

Declension

Declension of চকু
nominative	চকু / চকুৱে soku / sokue
genitive	চকুৰ sokur
nominative	চকু / চকুৱে soku / sokue
accusative	চকু / চকুক soku / sokuk
dative	চকুলৈ sokuloi
terminative	চকুলৈকে sokuloike
instrumental	চকুৱে / চকুৰে sokue / sokure
genitive	চকুৰ sokur
locative	চকুত 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.

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