অই

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit अदस् (adas) to Prakrit অমী (omi) to Apabhransa অঈঁ (oĩ) to Bengali ঐ (ōi). অই and ওই (ōi) are poetic alternatives of ঐ (ōi).

Alternatively, Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit असौ (asau) to Prakrit অহ (oho) to Apabhransa ওই (ōi) to Bengali অ (o), অই (oi) or ওই (ōi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /oi̯/, [ˈoi̯]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /oi̯/, [ˈoi̯]
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Adjective[edit]

অই • (oi) (comparative আরও অই, superlative সবচেয়ে অই)

  1. (poetic) Alternative of ঐ (ōi).
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