তে

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali তে (te). Cognate with Hindi तौन (taun). Doublet of তিনি (tini).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪e/, [ˈt̪eː], [ˈt̪eˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪e/, [ˈt̪eː], [ˈt̪eˑ]

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Pronoun

তে • (te)

1. (archaic, obsolete, distal) he, she, it

Usage notes

• This word is not found in modern Bengali but is frequently used as a component of some modern adjectives and adverbs, such as তেমন (temon) (similar to তা in তার, তারা). Overwhelmingly replaced by সে (śe).

Derived terms

• হেতে (hete)

Middle Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali তে (te). Doublet of তেনি (teni).

Pronoun

তে (te)

1. he
2. they

Descendants

• Bengali: তে (te)

Old Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ते (te), nominative/accusative dual of तद् (tad). Doublet of তেনি (teni).

Pronoun

তে (te)

1. he
   • Circa 8th to 12th Century CE, Kānhapāda, Caryāpada

     জে জে আইলা তে তে গেলা। অবণাগবণে কাহ্নু বিমন ভইলা॥

     je je āilā te te gelā / abaṇāgabaṇe kānhu bimana bhaïlā

     Whoever came, he (or they) went away: in the comings and goings Kānhu became sorrowful

2. they
   • Circa 8th to 12th Century CE, Sarahapāda, Caryāpada

     জে সচরাচর তিঅস ভমন্তি। তে অজরামর কিম্পি ন হোন্তি॥

     je sacarācara tiasa bhamanti / te ajarāmara kimpi na honti.

     Those who travel in the three worlds, they in no way are unageing and immortal.

Descendants

• Middle Bengali: তে (te)

Further reading

• Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎^[1], volume 406, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• te (Latin script)
• 𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• ते (Devanagari script)
• තෙ (Sinhalese script)
• တေ (Burmese script)
• เต (Thai script)
• ᨲᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຕ (Lao script)
• តេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄬 (Chakma script)

Etymology 1

Adjective

তে

1. Bengali script form of te, which is nominative/accusative plural masculine of ত (ta, “those”)

Pronoun

তে

1. Bengali script form of te, which is nominative/accusative plural of ত (ta, “they, them”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

তে

1. Bengali script form of te, which is instrumental/genitive/dative singular of ত্ৰং (tvaṃ, “you”)

Sanskrit

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