পো

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese পো (pö), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀅 (poa), from Sanskrit পোত (pota, “young of an animal”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠥꠀ (fua, “boy”), Bengali পো (pō), Rohingya fua, Odia ପୁଅ (puô).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊ/

Noun

পো • (pü)

1. son

   Synonym: পুত (put)

Declension

Declension of পো
nominative	পো / পোৱে pü / püe
genitive	পোৰ pür
nominative	পো / পোৱে pü / püe
accusative	পো / পোক pü / pük
dative	পোলৈ püloi
terminative	পোলৈকে püloike
instrumental	পোৱে / পোৰে püe / püre
genitive	পোৰ pür
locative	পোত püt
Notes
Noun: Assamese nouns are indefinite. They can be both singular and plural depending on the context. They are made definite by using classifiers and plural suffixes which also make them either singular and plural. Plural: The general plural suffixes are: -বোৰ (-bür) and -বিলাক (-bilak) (less common). Others which have specific functions include -সমূহ (-xomuh), -সকল (-xokol), -হঁত (-hõt) etc. Nominative: The -এ (-e) suffix is used when the noun works as an agent and the verb is transitive. Accusative: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative 1: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative 2: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Terminative: Vaguely -অলৈ (-oloi) can mark this case too. Instrumental 1: -এ (-e) is unemphatic and -এৰে (-ere) is emphatic and more common. Instrumental 2: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) is used instead of the default -এৰে (-ere) in Standard Assamese. Locative: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in repetition of the word, with adverbs and days of the week.

Related terms

• পোৱালী (püali)
• পুলি (puli)
• পোনা (püna)

See also

• জী (zi)

Bengali

Alternative forms

• পোয়া (pōẇa), পুয়া (puẏa)
• ফুয়া (phuẏa) — Vanga

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali পোয়া (poa), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀅 (poa), from Sanskrit पोत (pota, “young of an animal”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠙꠥꠀ (fua, “boy”), Assamese পো (pü), Rohingya fua, Odia ପୁଅ (puô).

Noun

পো • (pō)

1. son, male descendant

Derived terms

• ভাইপো (bhaipō)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “পো” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “পো” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh