যে

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑁂 (je), from Sanskrit যঃ (yaḥ, who, nominative masculine singular relative pronoun) or possibly from (ya) +‎ (i, demonstrative). It was formerly written as জে (je), but then respelled under the influence of the Sanskrit etymon.

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe/, [ˈd͡ʒeˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑe/, [ˈdʑeː], [ˈdʑeˑ]

Pronoun

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যে (je)

  1. who, which, that
  2. what (in some compounds)

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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যে (ye)

  1. Bengali script form of ye, which is masculine nominative/accusative plural of (ya, who (relative))