An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo
An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo
An Introductory Primer and Grammar of Ahom Tai ... - Khamkoo
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dinq fEkq soil + white cement<br />
dinq na soil + field cultivated l<strong>and</strong><br />
(8) By placing tI before a verb. Such nouns always denote the place where the action<br />
<strong>of</strong> the particular verb takes place.<br />
For instance, tI n[q formed by prefixing tI 'place' to verb n[q 'to sit', refers to articles like 'chair',<br />
'stool', 'bench' etc.<br />
Further examples are :<br />
tI kinq place + eat V eating place<br />
tI nonq place + sleep V bedstead<br />
tI pE[q place + worship V temple<br />
tI sonq place + teach V school, college<br />
(9) By prefixing <strong>An</strong>q 'that' or t[q 'that' acting as relative pronoun to a verb :<br />
<strong>An</strong>q / t[q kinq that + eat V food<br />
<strong>An</strong>q / t[q hitq that + work V work<br />
<strong>An</strong>q / t[q nonq that + sleep V sleep<br />
<strong>An</strong>q / t[q pj that + go V travel<br />
<strong>An</strong>q / t[q fj that + walk V walking<br />
<strong>An</strong>q / t[q ltq that + talk V conversation<br />
(10) By combining lukq 'to come out', 'to issue' <strong>and</strong> a noun.<br />
lukq sEkq issue + war soldier<br />
lukq fj issue + fire spark<br />
lukq ko[q issue + cannon cartridge<br />
(11) By combining a relative pronoun, a verb <strong>and</strong> a noun in such a way that all the<br />
three make a sentence in the form <strong>of</strong> a compound noun.<br />
<strong>An</strong>q tuinq l[q which scrtach back back-scratcher<br />
<strong>An</strong>q siw pa which catch fish fish-trap<br />
<strong>An</strong>q t[q x] which boil rice pan<br />
Proper names<br />
Proper names are generally preceded by word or words denoting the class to which a<br />
particular noun belongs :