এখিলা / এজাক / এপাট
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এখিলা পাত means “a leaf”, and এজাক বৰষুণ means “a shower of rain”.
How It Works
Besides -টা, -জন and -খন, Assamese has counting words that fit one kind of noun.
| Counting word | Used for | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -খিলা | a leaf or a sheet | এখিলা পাত “a leaf” |
| -জাক | a shower, a flock, a group | এজাক বৰষুণ “a shower of rain” |
| -পাট | a long thin thing such as an arrow | এপাট কাঁড় “an arrow” |
-জাক can also join the noun and make it definite, “the shower” or “the gust”: বৰষুণজাক, বতাহজাক, in the way -খন joins কিতাপ in কিতাপখন “the book”. Writers use -পাট for an arrow, a spear or an oar (এপাট তীৰ, এপাট বৰ্শা, বঁঠা এপাট) and for a gold bracelet (এপাট সোণৰ মুঠিখাৰু).
Examples (5)
- বাটত এখিলা পাত পৰি আছে।
A leaf is lying on the road.
এখিলা is the counting word for a leaf.
- আমি এজাক বৰষুণলৈ বাট চাই আছোঁ।
We are waiting for a shower of rain.
এজাক counts the rain as one shower.
- এই বৰষুণজাক কেতিয়ালৈকেবা দিয়ে!
I wonder how long this rain will go on!
-জাক joins the noun here: বৰষুণজাক is “the shower”, and এই adds “this”.
- মাজুলীৰ মাছমৰীয়াজনে বঁঠা এপাট লৈ নাৱত উঠিল।
The fisherman from Majuli took an oar and got into the boat.
এপাট counts an oar, and here it comes after the noun.
- বিহু মঞ্চত এজাক ডেকা-গাভৰুৱে নাচিছে।
On the Bihu stage, a group of young men and women are dancing.
এজাক counts a group of people.
How It Connects
Learn This First
-খিলা and -জাক are more counting words added to a number, so learners need এটা first.
Related Patterns
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