গামোচা

Assamese
গামোচা

Alternative forms
  • গাম্চা (gamsa) — Kamrupi

Etymology

It is literally গা (ga, “body”) +‎ মোছা (müsa, “to wipe, wiper”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠉꠣꠝ꠆ꠍꠣ (gamsá), Bengali গামছা (gamocha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.mʊ.sa/

Noun

গামোচা • (gamüsa)

  1. gamosa, traditional Assamese gamucha
    Synonyms: মুখ্চা (mukhsa), দুহাইতা (duhaita)

Usage notes
  • Although গামোচা (gamüsa) literally means "body wiper", its usage in Assamese culture is not only like a towel but it's also a way of honoring. It's an important element of many festivals of Assam, including Bihu. Different communities have their own styles of gamosa. The most common one is white with red works.

Declension
Inflection of গামোচা
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal
absolutive গামোচা
gamüsa		 গামোচাখন
gamüsakhon		 গামোচাকেইখন
gamüsakeikhon		 গামোচাবোৰ
gamüsabür		 গামোচাবিলাক
gamüsabilak
ergative গামোচাই
gamüsai		 গামোচাখনে
gamüsakhone		 গামোচাকেইখনে
gamüsakeikhone		 গামোচাবোৰে
gamüsabüre		 গামোচাবিলাকে
gamüsabilake
accusative গামোচাক
gamüsak		 গামোচাখনক
gamüsakhonok		 গামোচাকেইখনক
gamüsakeikhonok		 গামোচাবোৰক
gamüsabürok		 গামোচাবিলাকক
gamüsabilakok
genitive গামোচাৰ
gamüsar		 গামোচাখনৰ
gamüsakhonor		 গামোচাকেইখনৰ
gamüsakeikhonor		 গামোচাবোৰৰ
gamüsabüror		 গামোচাবিলাকৰ
gamüsabilakor
dative গামোচালৈ
gamüsaloi		 গামোচাখনলৈ
gamüsakhonoloi		 গামোচাকেইখনলৈ
gamüsakeikhonoloi		 গামোচাবোৰলৈ
gamüsabüroloi		 গামোচাবিলাকলৈ
gamüsabilakoloi
terminative গামোচালৈকে
gamüsaloike		 গামোচাখনলৈকে
gamüsakhonoloike		 গামোচাকেইখনলৈকে
gamüsakeikhonoloike		 গামোচাবোৰলৈকে
gamüsabüroloike		 গামোচাবিলাকলৈকে
gamüsabilakoloike
instrumental গামোচাৰে
gamüsare		 গামোচাখনেৰে
gamüsakhonere		 গামোচাকেইখনেৰে
gamüsakeikhonere		 গামোচাবোৰেৰে
gamüsabürere		 গামোচাবিলাকেৰে
gamüsabilakere
locative গামোচাত
gamüsat		 গামোচাখনত
gamüsakhonot		 গামোচাকেইখনত
gamüsakeikhonot		 গামোচাবোৰত
gamüsabürot		 গামোচাবিলাকত
gamüsabilakot
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.
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