তে

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Bengali

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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তে (te)

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

Usage notes

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  • 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 (ta) in তার (tar), তারা (tara)). Overwhelmingly replaced by সে (śe).

Derived terms

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Middle Bengali

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Etymology

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

Pronoun

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তে (te)

  1. they

Descendants

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  • Bengali: তে (te)

Old Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀳𑀺 (tehi). Doublet of তেনি (teni).

Pronoun

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তে (te)

  1. they
    • 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, they went away: in the comings and goings Kānhu became sorrowful
    • 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

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Further reading

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

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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তে

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

Pronoun

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তে

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

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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তে

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

Sanskrit

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