মাই
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Assamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]from Sanskrit মাতৃকা (mā́tṛkā), from মাতৃ (mā́tṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Kamta মাইও (maiü), Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁ (mai), Bengali মেয়ে (meẏe, “girl”) and Odia ମାଈ (māi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]মাই • (mai)
- Affectionate term for a girl.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of মাই
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | মাই mai |
মাইজনী maizoni |
মাইকেইজনী maikeizoni |
মাইবোৰ maibür |
মাইবিলাক maibilak | ||||
| ergative | মাইয়ে maie |
মাইজনীয়ে maizonie |
মাইকেইজনীয়ে maikeizonie |
মাইবোৰে maibüre |
মাইবিলাকে maibilake | ||||
| accusative | মাইক maik |
মাইজনীক maizonik |
মাইকেইজনীক maikeizonik |
মাইবোৰক maibürok |
মাইবিলাকক maibilakok | ||||
| genitive | মাইৰ mair |
মাইজনীৰ maizonir |
মাইকেইজনীৰ maikeizonir |
মাইবোৰৰ maibüror |
মাইবিলাকৰ maibilakor | ||||
| dative | মাইলৈ mailoi |
মাইজনীলৈ maizoniloi |
মাইকেইজনীলৈ maikeizoniloi |
মাইবোৰলৈ maibüroloi |
মাইবিলাকলৈ maibilakoloi | ||||
| instrumental | মাইৰে maire |
মাইজনীৰে maizonire |
মাইকেইজনীৰে maikeizonire |
মাইবোৰেৰে maibürere |
মাইবিলাকেৰে maibilakere | ||||
| locative | মাইত mait |
মাইজনীত maizonit |
মাইকেইজনীত maikeizonit |
মাইবোৰত maibürot |
মাইবিলাকত maibilakot | ||||
| Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases. | |||||||||
Bengali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), and মেয়ে (meẏe, “girl”).
Noun
[edit]মাই • (mai)
Rabha
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Bodo-Garo *mai¹ (“rice; paddy; cooked rice”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma-j ~ mej (“rice; paddy”). Cognate to Garo mi, Atong (India) mai, Bodo (India) माइ (mai), Dimasa mai, Mandarin 米 (mǐ).
Noun
[edit]মাই • (mai)
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