খা

Assamese

Etymology

Assamese verb set
খা (kha)
খুৱা (khua)
খুউৱা (khuua)

Inherited from Sanskrit খাদতি (khādati). Cognate with Kamta kha, Sylheti ꠈꠣꠃꠣ (xáua), Bengali খাওয়া (khawa), Hindustani खाना (khānā) / کھانا (khānā), Nepali खानु (khānu).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kʰa/, /xa/

Verb

খা (kha)

  1. consume
    মই ভাত খাই আছোঁ
    moi bhat khai asü̃.
    I am eating rice.
    চাহ খাবা নে?
    sah khaba ne?
    Will you drink tea?
    ইয়াত চিগাৰেট নাখাবা
    iat sigaret nakhaba.
    Don't smoke a cigarette here.
    Synonyms: (drink, obsolete) পি (pi), (drink, used to specify) পি খা (pi kha), (smoke) হুপ (hup)
  2. accept, receive (often of physical violence)
    চৰ খা
    sor kha
    receive a slap

Conjugation

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