কয়

Bengali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔe̯/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀇 (kaï), from Sanskrit कति (kati, “how many”).

Alternative forms

• ক (ko)

Adjective

কয় • (koẏ) (comparative আরও কয়, superlative সবচেয়ে কয়)

1. how many

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَيْء (qayʔ). Cognate with Hindi क़ै (qai).

Noun

কয় • (koẏ)

1. vomit

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “কয় ১” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কয় ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কয় ৩” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh