কয়

কয়

Bengali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔe̯/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit कति (kati, “how many”), with possible influence from कियत् (kiyat, “how much”).

Alternative forms

• ক (kô)

Adjective

কয় • (kôyô)

1. how many

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَيْء‎ (qayʾ). Cognate with Hindi क़ै (qai).

Noun

কয় • (kôyô)

1. vomit

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “কয় ১” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কয় ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কয় ৩” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh