ছৱাল

Assamese

Etymology

From ছাৱা (sawa, “young of animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.wal/

Noun

ছৱাল • (sowal) (uncommon)

1. boy, child (m)

   Synonym: ল’ৰা (löra) (common)

Declension

Inflection of ছৱাল

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	ছৱাল soal		ছৱালটো soaltü		ছৱালকেইটা soalkeita		ছৱালবোৰ soalbür		ছৱালবিলাক soalbilak
ergative	ছৱালে soale		ছৱালটোৱে soaltüe		ছৱালকেইটাই soalkeitai		ছৱালবোৰে soalbüre		ছৱালবিলাকে soalbilake
accusative	ছৱালক soalok		ছৱালটোক soaltük		ছৱালকেইটাক soalkeitak		ছৱালবোৰক soalbürok		ছৱালবিলাকক soalbilakok
genitive	ছৱালৰ soalor		ছৱালটোৰ soaltür		ছৱালকেইটাৰ soalkeitar		ছৱালবোৰৰ soalbüror		ছৱালবিলাকৰ soalbilakor
dative	ছৱাললৈ soaloloi		ছৱালটোলৈ soaltüloi		ছৱালকেইটালৈ soalkeitaloi		ছৱালবোৰলৈ soalbüroloi		ছৱালবিলাকলৈ soalbilakoloi
terminative	ছৱাললৈকে soaloloike		ছৱালটোলৈকে soaltüloike		ছৱালকেইটালৈকে soalkeitaloike		ছৱালবোৰলৈকে soalbüroloike		ছৱালবিলাকলৈকে soalbilakoloike
instrumental	ছৱালেৰে soalere		ছৱালটোৰে soaltüre		ছৱালকেইটাৰে soalkeitare		ছৱালবোৰেৰে soalbürere		ছৱালবিলাকেৰে soalbilakere
locative	ছৱালত soalot		ছৱালটোত soaltüt		ছৱালকেইটাত soalkeitat		ছৱালবোৰত soalbürot		ছৱালবিলাকত soalbilakot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Related terms

• ছোৱালী (süali, “girl”)
• চেউৰী (seuri)
• ছাৱ (saw)

Early Assamese

Noun

ছৱাল (chowalo)

1. boy