টমটম

Assamese

Alternative forms

টুমটুম (tumtum)

Etymology

Borrowed from English tandem (“a team of horses harnessed one behind the other”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɔm.tɔm/

Noun

টমটম • (tomtom)

a one-horse open carriage with a pair of wheels
(transferred sense, neologism) an electric rickshaw
Synonym: ই-ৰিক্সা (i-riksa)

Declension

Inflection of টমটম

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal		formal
absolutive	টমটম tomtom	টমটমখন tomtomkhon	টমটমকেইখন tomtomkeikhon	টমটমবোৰ tomtombür	টমটমবিলাক tomtombilak	টমটমসমূহ tomtomxomuh
ergative	টমটমে tomtome	টমটমখনে tomtomkhone	টমটমকেইখনে tomtomkeikhone	টমটমবোৰে tomtombüre	টমটমবিলাকে tomtombilake	টমটমসমূহে tomtomxomuhe
accusative	টমটমক tomtomok	টমটমখনক tomtomkhonok	টমটমকেইখনক tomtomkeikhonok	টমটমবোৰক tomtombürok	টমটমবিলাকক tomtombilakok	টমটমসমূহক tomtomxomuhok
genitive	টমটমৰ tomtomor	টমটমখনৰ tomtomkhonor	টমটমকেইখনৰ tomtomkeikhonor	টমটমবোৰৰ tomtombüror	টমটমবিলাকৰ tomtombilakor	টমটমসমূহৰ tomtomxomuhor
dative	টমটমলৈ tomtomoloi	টমটমখনলৈ tomtomkhonoloi	টমটমকেইখনলৈ tomtomkeikhonoloi	টমটমবোৰলৈ tomtombüroloi	টমটমবিলাকলৈ tomtombilakoloi	টমটমসমূহলৈ tomtomxomuholoi
terminative	টমটমলৈকে tomtomoloike	টমটমখনলৈকে tomtomkhonoloike	টমটমকেইখনলৈকে tomtomkeikhonoloike	টমটমবোৰলৈকে tomtombüroloike	টমটমবিলাকলৈকে tomtombilakoloike	টমটমসমূহলৈকে tomtomxomuholoike
instrumental	টমটমেৰে tomtomere	টমটমখনেৰে tomtomkhonere	টমটমকেইখনেৰে tomtomkeikhonere	টমটমবোৰেৰে tomtombürere	টমটমবিলাকেৰে tomtombilakere	টমটমসমূহেৰে tomtomxomuhere
locative	টমটমত tomtomot	টমটমখনত tomtomkhonot	টমটমকেইখনত tomtomkeikhonot	টমটমবোৰত tomtombürot	টমটমবিলাকত tomtombilakot	টমটমসমূহত tomtomxomuhot

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

FWOTD – 9 April 2020

Etymology

Borrowed from English tandem (“a team of horses harnessed one behind the other”).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʈɔmʈɔm/, [ˈʈɔmʈɔm]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɔmtɔm/, [ˈtɔmtɔm]
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Hyphenation: টম‧টম

Noun

টমটম • (ṭomṭom)

a one-horse open carriage with a pair of wheels
- 1950, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, ইছামতী (ichamoti), Indic Publication, published 2015, page 17:
  সাহেবের টমটম দূরে রাস্তায় দাঁড়িয়ে আছে; […]
  śaheber ṭomṭom dure rastaẏ dãṛiẏe ache; […]
  The Englishman's horsecart is standing far away on the road; […]
(transferred sense, neologism) an electric rickshaw
Synonym: টোটো (ṭōṭō)

Inflection

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of টমটম
nominative	টমটম ṭomṭom
objective	টমটম / টমটমকে ṭomṭom (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭomṭomke (semantically definite)
genitive	টমটমের ṭomṭomer
locative	টমটমে ṭomṭome
nominative	টমটম ṭomṭom
objective	টমটম / টমটমকে ṭomṭom (semantically general or indefinite) / ṭomṭomke (semantically definite)
genitive	টমটমের ṭomṭomer
locative	টমটমে ṭomṭome

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	টমটমটা , টমটমটি ṭomṭomṭa (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭi (formal)	টমটমগুলা, টমটমগুলো ṭomṭomgula (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulo (formal)
objective	টমটমটা, টমটমটি ṭomṭomṭa (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭi (formal)	টমটমগুলা, টমটমগুলো ṭomṭomgula (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulo (formal)
genitive	টমটমটার, টমটমটির ṭomṭomṭar (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭir (formal)	টমটমগুলার, টমটমগুলোর ṭomṭomgular (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulor (formal)
locative	টমটমটাতে / টমটমটায়, টমটমটিতে ṭomṭomṭate / ṭomṭomṭay (colloquial), ṭomṭomṭite (formal)	টমটমগুলাতে / টমটমগুলায়, টমটমগুলোতে ṭomṭomgulate / ṭomṭomgulay (colloquial), ṭomṭomgulote (formal)

Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).