থাক

Assamese

Etymology

Assamese verb set
থাক (thak)
থকা (thoka)
থকুৱা (thokua)
থকুউৱা (thokuua)

Perhaps from a Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*sthakk).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰak/

Verb

থাক (thak) (intransitive)

  1. live, reside
    আপুনি ক’ত থাকে?
    apuni kót thake?
    Where do you live?
  2. stay, remain

Conjugation

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), sthakk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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