কে

See also: কি and ক

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑁂 (ke), from Sanskrit কঃ (kaḥ, “who”, nominative masculine singular interrogative) or possibly from ক (ka) +‎ ই (i, demonstrative).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ke/, [ˈkeː], [ˈkeˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ke/, [ˈkeː], [ˈkeˑ]

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Pronoun

কে • (ke)

1. (interrogative) who

   উনি কে?

   Uni ke?

   Who is that?

Inflection

	Nominative	Objective	Genitive
Singular	কে	কাকে	কার
Plural	কারা	কাদের(কে)	কাদের

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ke (Latin script)
• 𑀓𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• के (Devanagari script)
• කෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ကေ or ၵေ (Burmese script)
• เก (Thai script)
• ᨠᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ເກ (Lao script)
• កេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄬 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

কে

1. Bengali script form of ke, which is nominative/accusative plural of ক (ka, “who (m.)”)