ছোৱালী
süali/sʊɑ.li/
The Assamese word for girl is ছোৱালী (süali).
ছোৱালী is used to refer to a young female person.
Meaning: young female person (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Assamese uses specific markers to clarify the role of the word in a sentence. To indicate that the girl is the subject of a transitive verb, the suffix -য়ে (-ye) is added to that definite form, resulting in ছোৱালীজনীয়ে.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /sʊɑ.li/ (süali). It has 2 syllables.
Did you know?
- The word ছোৱালী is a feminine form of the word ছৱাল, which shares a distant linguistic root with the word for 'bow' or 'arc' in Sanskrit, though the connection to 'girl' is now much more distant.
- The word ছোৱালী is a doublet of চেউৰী, meaning both words evolved from the same ancient linguistic source but developed different sounds over time.
- Depending on how close you are to a young female, you might swap the standard ছোৱালী for various affectionate diminutives to signal social closeness.
Examples in context
- সি ছোৱালীজনীক বিচাৰি চালে।He looked for the girl.This sentence shows the use of ছোৱালী to mean 'the girl'.Tatoeba #11936372 by Mohsin_Ali, translation #8992929 by EricYarnell
- মেৰী এজনী লাজকুৰীয়া ছোৱালী।Mary is a timid girl.This sentence shows how to use ছোৱালী to mean 'girl'.Tatoeba #12685937 by Mohsin_Ali, translation #8641139 by CarpeLanam
- ছোৱালীজনীয়ে তাক বিচাৰি চালে।The girl looked for him.This sentence shows how to use ছোৱালী as the subject of the sentence.Tatoeba #11936376 by Mohsin_Ali, translation #8992937 by EricYarnell
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Example conversation
Akash and Priyanka are talking about a new neighbor.
- প্রিয়াঙ্কা Priyankaআকাস, তুমি সেই নতুন ছোৱালীজনীক চিনিচ?Akash, tumi xei notun xowali-jonik sinisa?Akash, do you know that new girl?
- আকাশ Akashনহয়, মই তাইক দেখা নাই।Nohoy, moi taik dekha nai.No, I haven't seen her.
- প্রিয়াঙ্কা Priyankaতাই এজনী খুব ভাল ছোৱালী।Tai ejoni khub bhal xowali.She is a very good girl.
- আকাশ Akashঠিক আছে, মই তাইৰ লগতে কথা কমু।Thik ase, moi tair logote kotha komu.Okay, I will talk to her.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “girl” translations and entries ছোৱালী, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ছোৱালী, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
