মৈ

See also: মই

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀇𑀬 (maïya), from Sanskrit মতিয (matiya), মত্য (matya, “club with iron points”). Cognate with Bengali মই (moi, “harrow, ladder”), Odia ମଇ (môi), Hindustani مئی / मई (maī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɪ/

Noun

মৈ • (moi)

1. harrow

Declension

Inflection of মৈ

	Indefinite forms		Definite forms
			numeral				non-numeral (plural)
			singular		plural		informal
absolutive	মৈ moi		মৈখন moikhon		মৈকেইখন moikeikhon		মৈবোৰ moibür		মৈবিলাক moibilak
ergative	মৈয়ে moie		মৈখনে moikhone		মৈকেইখনে moikeikhone		মৈবোৰে moibüre		মৈবিলাকে moibilake
accusative	মৈক moik		মৈখনক moikhonok		মৈকেইখনক moikeikhonok		মৈবোৰক moibürok		মৈবিলাকক moibilakok
genitive	মৈৰ moir		মৈখনৰ moikhonor		মৈকেইখনৰ moikeikhonor		মৈবোৰৰ moibüror		মৈবিলাকৰ moibilakor
dative	মৈলৈ moiloi		মৈখনলৈ moikhonoloi		মৈকেইখনলৈ moikeikhonoloi		মৈবোৰলৈ moibüroloi		মৈবিলাকলৈ moibilakoloi
terminative	মৈলৈকে moiloike		মৈখনলৈকে moikhonoloike		মৈকেইখনলৈকে moikeikhonoloike		মৈবোৰলৈকে moibüroloike		মৈবিলাকলৈকে moibilakoloike
instrumental	মৈৰে moire		মৈখনেৰে moikhonere		মৈকেইখনেৰে moikeikhonere		মৈবোৰেৰে moibürere		মৈবিলাকেৰে moibilakere
locative	মৈত moit		মৈখনত moikhonot		মৈকেইখনত moikeikhonot		মৈবোৰত moibürot		মৈবিলাকত moibilakot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Derived terms

• ময়োৱা (moyüa)

 

Related terms

• মৈটা (moita)

 

Bengali

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मदि (madi).

Alternative forms

• মই (moi)

Noun

মৈ • (mōi)

1. Alternative form of মই (moi, “ladder, harrow”)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मया (mayā).

Alternative forms

• মই (moi), মুই (mui), মুঞি (mũi)

Pronoun

মৈ • (mōi)

1. Alternative form of মুই (mui, “I”)

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ). Doublet of মাসি (maśi) and মাতৃষ্বসা (matriśvośa).

Alternative forms

• মই (moi)
• মসি (mośi) — Varendra

Noun

মৈ • (mōi) (Vanga)

1. Alternative form of মই (moi, “maternal aunt”)

   Synonyms: খালা (khala), মাসি (maśi)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “মই ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “মই, মৈ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “মই, মৈ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh