মাইয়া
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Bengali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- মেয়ে (meẏe) — Standard
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle Bengali মাইয়া (maiẏa), from Sanskrit মাতৃকা (mātṛkā, “(one who is) like the mother”), from মাতৃ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Assamese মাই (mai) and Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia).
Noun[edit]
মাইয়া • (maiẏa) (mostly rural use)
Chittagonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “(one who is) like the mother”), from मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Bengali মেয়ে (meẏe) and Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia).
Noun[edit]
মাইয়া (maiya)
Categories:
- Bengali terms inherited from Middle Bengali
- Bengali terms derived from Middle Bengali
- Bengali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Bengali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Bengali lemmas
- Bengali nouns
- Chittagonian terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Chittagonian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Chittagonian lemmas
- Chittagonian nouns