গু

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha), from Sanskrit গূথ (gūtha), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g(ʷ)uH-. Cognate with Sylheti ꠉꠥ (gu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡu/, /ɡuː/

Noun

গু • (gu)

  1. (mainly non-human) feces, excreta, ordure, poo
    Synonyms: হগা (hoga), পাইখেনা (paikhena), শৌচ (xous), মল (mol)
  2. dung
    Synonym: গোবৰ (gübor)

Declension
Inflection of গু
Indefinite forms Definite forms
specific not specific
informal formal
absolutive গু
gu		 গুখিনি
gukhini		 গুবোৰ
gubür		 গুবিলাক
gubilak		 গুসমূহ
guxomuh
ergative গুৱে
gue		 গুখিনিয়ে
gukhinie		 গুবোৰে
gubüre		 গুবিলাকে
gubilake		 গুসমূহে
guxomuhe
accusative গুক
guk		 গুখিনিক
gukhinik		 গুবোৰক
gubürok		 গুবিলাকক
gubilakok		 গুসমূহক
guxomuhok
genitive গুৰ
gur		 গুখিনিৰ
gukhinir		 গুবোৰৰ
gubüror		 গুবিলাকৰ
gubilakor		 গুসমূহৰ
guxomuhor
dative গুলৈ
guloi		 গুখিনিলৈ
gukhiniloi		 গুবোৰলৈ
gubüroloi		 গুবিলাকলৈ
gubilakoloi		 গুসমূহলৈ
guxomuholoi
instrumental গুৰে
gure		 গুখিনিৰে
gukhinire		 গুবোৰেৰে
gubürere		 গুবিলাকেৰে
gubilakere		 গুসমূহেৰে
guxomuhere
locative গুত
gut		 গুখিনিত
gukhinit		 গুবোৰত
gubürot		 গুবিলাকত
gubilakot		 গুসমূহত
guxomuhot
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.

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha), from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *guHtʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷuh₁-tHó-s. The phonemic long vowel in Modern Bengali is owing to the word being a monosyllable.

Pronunciation
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡu/, [ɡuˑ]
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Noun

গু • (gu)

  1. excrement, excreta, poop; dung, droppings, manure
    Synonyms: মল (mol), হাগা (haga), হাগু (hagu)
  2. (by extension) dirt, filth, foul stuff

Derived terms
  • গুখোর (gukhōr)
  • গুয়ে (guẏe)
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