খোৱা

Assamese

Etymology

Assamese verb set
খোৱা (khüa)
খোওৱা (khüüa)

From Sanskrit খাদতি (khādati). Cognate with Sylheti ꠈꠣꠃꠣ (xaua), Bengali খাওয়া (khawa), Hindustani खाना (khānā) / کھانا (khānā), Nepali खानु (khānu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰʊa/, /xʊa/

Verb

খোৱা (khüa)

  1. to consume
    মই ভাত খাই আছোঁ
    moi bhat khai asü̃.
    I am eating rice.
    চাহ খাবা নে?
    sah khaba ne?
    Will you drink tea?
    ইয়াত চিগাৰেট নাখাবা
    iat sigaret nakhaba.
    Don't smoke a cigarette here.
    Synonyms: পিয়া (pia) (to drink, obsolete), পি খোৱা (pi khüa) (to drink, used to specify), হোপা (hüpa) (to smoke)
  2. to accept, receive (often of physical violence)
    চৰ খোৱা
    sor khüa
    to receive a slap

Conjugation

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