সে
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See also: স
Bengali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- হে (he) — Eastern Vaṅga
Etymology
[edit]Derived from Sanskrit *से (se), from स (sa, 1st-case singular pronoun) + इ (i, demonstrative), from Proto-Indo-European *só and *h₁i, respectively. Cognate with Assamese সি (xi), Odia ସେ (se) and Maithili 𑂮𑂵 (se). Overwhelmingly replaced the synonymous terms তা (ta) and তে (te).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Rarh) IPA(key): /ʃe/, [ˈʃeː], [ˈʃeˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ʃe/, [ˈʃeː], [ˈʃeˑ]
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Pronoun
[edit]সে • (śe) (objective তাকে (take), possessive তার (tar))
References
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 744