ছাই

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ছাদি (chādi, “*covering, hiding, obscuring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɪ/

Noun

ছাই • (sai) (classifier -খিনি)

1. ash

Declension

Declension of ছাই
nominative	ছাই / ছায়ে sai / saye
genitive	ছাইৰ sair
nominative	ছাই / ছায়ে sai / saye
accusative	ছাই / ছাইক sai / saik
dative	ছাইলৈ sailoi
terminative	ছাইলৈকে sailoike
instrumental	ছায়ে / ছায়েৰে saye / sayere
genitive	ছাইৰ sair
locative	ছাইত sait
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.

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰai̯/, [ˈt͡ʃʰai̯]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕʰai̯/, [ˈtɕʰai̯]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /sai̯/, [ˈsai̯], [ˈsai̯]

Noun

ছাই • (chai)

1. ash
2. rubbish, garbage
3. something worthless

Declension

Inflection of ছাই
nominative	ছাই chai
objective	ছাই / ছাইকে chai (semantically general or indefinite) / chaike (semantically definite)
genitive	ছাইয়ের / ছাইর chaiyer / chair
locative	ছাইতে chaite
	Indefinite forms
nominative	ছাই chai
objective	ছাই / ছাইকে chai (semantically general or indefinite) / chaike (semantically definite)
genitive	ছাইয়ের / ছাইর chaiyer / chair
locative	ছাইতে chaite
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	ছাইটা , ছাইটি chaiṭa (colloquial), chaiṭi (formal)		ছাইগুলা, ছাইগুলো chaigula (colloquial), chaigulo (formal)
objective	ছাইটা, ছাইটি chaiṭa (colloquial), chaiṭi (formal)		ছাইগুলা, ছাইগুলো chaigula (colloquial), chaigulo (formal)
genitive	ছাইটার, ছাইটির chaiṭar (colloquial), chaiṭir (formal)		ছাইগুলার, ছাইগুলোর chaigular (colloquial), chaigulor (formal)
locative	ছাইটাতে / ছাইটায়, ছাইটিতে chaiṭate / chaiṭay (colloquial), chaiṭite (formal)		ছাইগুলাতে / ছাইগুলায়, ছাইগুলোতে chaigulate / chaigulay (colloquial), chaigulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• ছাইদান (chaidan)
• ছাইদানি (chaidani)
• ছাইপাঁশ (chaipãś)
• ছাইভস্ম (chaibhośśõ)
• ছাইরং (chairoṅ)
• ছাইরঙা (chairoṅa)

 

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000) “ছাই”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.