-কে

Assamese

Alternative forms

• -কৰি (-kori)
• -কৈ (-koi)

Etymology

From -কৈ (-koi), from -কৰি (-kori), from কৰি (kori) (the perfect participle of কৰ (kor) which is the verb root of কৰা (kora, “to do”)).

Suffix

-কে • (-ke) (Central Assam)

1. -ly, -ily (turns adjectives and nouns into adverbs.)

   ভাল; ভালকে ― bhal; bhalke ― Good; goodly

   বেয়া; বেয়াকে ― bea; beake ― Bad; badly

   জোৰ; তাই বহুত জোৰেকে কথা কয়। ― zür; tai bohut züreke kotha koy. ― Force; she speaks very loudly (forcely).

Derived terms

• -অতকে (-otke)

 

Bengali

Suffix

-কে • (-ke)

1. Turns noun to objective case.

   এটি রামকে দেওয়া হয়েছে।

   eṭi ramke deōẇa hoẏeche.

   This is given to Ram

2. In some dialects -রে(-re) is used as suffix instead of -কে (-ke).