Assamese edit

Etymology edit

From গিৰী (giri, owner).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

গিৰি (giri)

  1. husband
    Synonyms: পৈ (poi), স্বামী (sami), পতি (poti)

Usage notes edit

Like other Assamese kinship nouns, গিৰি (giri) uses the -ক (-k) suffix for 3rd person. For example,

  • মোৰ গিৰিmür giriMy husband
  • আপোনাৰ গিৰিapünar giriYour husband
  • তাইৰ গিৰিয়েকtair giriekHer husband
  • তাৰ গিৰিয়েকtar giriekHis husband

Declension edit

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See also edit