হতেন

From earlier হঁতে (ho̐te), from Old Assamese হন্তে (honte), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀢 (santa) with locative -এ (-e), from Sanskrit অস্ (as). Cognate to Sylheti ꠅꠘꠦ (one), Kudmali হঁঁতে.

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔ.tɛn/

হতেন (hoten) (used with past suffix -ইল (-il) after the verb.)

1. past conditional, would

   বাণ্ডিৰ পুতেকে বোলে মঞিঁ যদি ৰজা হলো হতেন চাগ খোৱাক চাগ মহ খোৱাক মহ মেঠোন খোৱাক মেঠন এইৰুপে দিলো হতেন

   baṇḍiro puteke bóle moñi̐ jodi roja holó hoteno cago khówako cago moho khówako moho meṭhóno khówako meṭhono eirupe diló hoteno

   The son of a maid said, “If I were the king, I would give goats to goat eaters, buffaloes to buffalo eaters, mithons to mithon eaters in this way.”

   Synonym: হয় (hoyo)

• Assamese: হেঁতেন (hẽten)