-অক
Assamese
    
    Etymology
    
Inherited from Early Assamese -অক (-oko), from a derivative of Sanskrit কৃ (kṛ, “to do”). Cognate with Bengali -কে (-ke).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ɔk/
Suffix
    
-অক • (-ok)
- marks the accusative case for animate objects: to
- মেকুৰীটোৱে নিগনিটোক খালে। ― mekuritüe nigonitük khale. ― The cat ate the mouse.
- বাঘটোৱে তাক এঘণ্টালৈ খেদিলে। ― baghtüe tak eghontaloi khedile. ― The leopard chased him for an hour.
 
- marks the dative case in some cases: to
- মোৰ ভাইটিক পানী অলপ দিয়ক। ― mür bhaitik pani olop diok. ― Please give some water to my elder brother.
 
- (Central Assam, Kamrupi) marks the dative case2 in all cases, also marks the accusative case of animate objects.
Usage notes
    
It is -ক (-k) after vowels.
Early Assamese
    
    
Suffix
    
-অক (-oko)
- marks the accusative case
- marks the dative case: to
- এহি মৃগ মাৰি ছাল আনি দিয়া মোক ।
 অযোধ্যাক গৈয়া কথা কহিবাক হৌক ॥
 এহি ছাল আনি নগৰক লৈয়া যাও ।
 অন্তেষ পুৰত কথা কহিবাক পাও ॥- ehi mṛgo mari chalo ani diya möko ,
 ojödhjako goiya kotha kohibako houko .
 ehi chalo ani nogoroko loiya jaö ,
 onteṣo puroto kotha kohibako paö .
- Killing this deer give me the skin,
 talk should be done going to Ayodhya.
 Bringing this skin I take to the city,
 then I get (the chance) to talk.
 
- ehi mṛgo mari chalo ani diya möko ,
 
Descendants
    
- Assamese: -অক (-ok)
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