-অৰ

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀭 (kera, possessive marker). See there for more. Cognate with Bengali -এর (-er), Maithili केर (kēr), Odia -ର (-rô), and the -रा (-rā) in Hindi मेरा (merā), तेरा (terā), etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔɹ/

Suffix

-অৰ • (-or)

  1. marks the genitive case: of, belonging to
    তাইৰ ভায়েক ― tair bhaek ― Her brother
    ৰিম্পীৰ কম্পিউটাৰ ― rimpir kompiutar ― Rimpi's computer.
  2. part of, from
    কমলাৰ ৰস ― komolar rôx ― orange juice (literally, “juice from orange”)
    হাতৰ আঙুলি ― hator aṅuli ― fingers of the hand
  3. made of, consisting of
    লোৰ তৰোৱাল ― lür torüal ― an iron sword

Usage notes

It is -ৰ (-r) after vowels.

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