-অলৈকে

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Assamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From -অলৈ (-oloi) +‎ -কে (-ke). -কে (-ke) seems to be from -এ (-e, emphatic suffix), with pleonastic ক্ (k).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-অলৈকে (-oloike)

  1. Used to form the terminative case: till, until
    বাট (bat)বাটলৈকে (batoloike)
    road → till (the) road
    আবেলি (abeli)আবেলিলৈকে (abeliloike)
    evening → till evening
    দোকানখন ৰাতি সাতটালৈকে খোলা থাকে
    dükankhon rati xattaloike khüla thake.
    The shop stays opened till 7 o'clock at night.
    মই আহি নোপোৱালৈকে তুমি ইয়াতে থাকা
    moi ahi nüpüaloike tumi iate thaka.
    Stay here until I don't come.
    Synonyms: -অলৈ (-oloi), পৰ্যন্ত (porzonto)

Usage notes

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It is -লৈকে (-loike) after vowels.