মেয়ে
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Bengali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Bengali মাইয়া (maiẏa), from Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀆 (*māiā), from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “(someone) like the mother”), from मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia), ꠝꠣꠁ (mai), Odia ମାଈ (mai)and Assamese মাই (mai) . Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), মাই (mai, “breast”), and মাসি (maśi).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Rarh) IPA(key): /me/, [ˈmeː], [ˈmeˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /me/, [ˈmeː], [ˈmeˑ]
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Noun
[edit]মেয়ে • (meẏe)
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of মেয়ে | |||
nominative | মেয়ে meẏe | ||
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objective | মেয়েকে meẏeke | ||
genitive | মেয়ের meẏer | ||
Indefinite forms | |||
nominative | মেয়ে meẏe | ||
objective | মেয়েকে meẏeke | ||
genitive | মেয়ের meẏer | ||
Definite forms | |||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | মেয়েটা, মেয়েটি meẏeṭa (colloquial), meẏeṭi (formal) |
মেয়েরা meẏera | |
objective | মেয়েটাকে, মেয়েটিকে meẏeṭake (colloquial), meẏeṭike (formal) |
মেয়েদের(কে) meẏeder(ke) | |
genitive | মেয়েটার, মেয়েটির meẏeṭar (colloquial), meẏeṭir (formal) |
মেয়েদের meẏeder | |
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). |
Antonyms
[edit]- (girl, daughter, gal) ছেলে (chele)
Derived terms
[edit]- মেয়েমানুষ (meẏemanuś)
- মেয়েলোক (meẏelōk)
- মেয়েমুখো (meẏemukhō)
Adjective
[edit]মেয়ে • (meẏe) (comparative আরও মেয়ে, superlative সবচেয়ে মেয়ে)
Categories:
- Bengali terms inherited from Middle Bengali
- Bengali terms derived from Middle Bengali
- Bengali terms inherited from Prakrit
- Bengali terms derived from Prakrit
- Bengali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Bengali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Bengali doublets
- Bengali terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bengali terms with audio links
- Bengali lemmas
- Bengali nouns
- Bengali adjectives
- bn:Female family members
- bn:People