মেয়ে

মেয়ে

Bengali

Alternative forms

• মাইয়া (maiya) – chiefly rural nowadays

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali মাইয়া, from Sanskrit মাতৃকা (mātṛkā, “(one who is) like the mother”), from মাতৃ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Assamese মাই (mai). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata) and মাতৃ (matŕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.e/

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Noun

মেয়ে • (meẏe)

1. girl
2. daughter

Inflection

Inflection of মেয়ে
nominative	মেয়ে meẏe
objective	মেয়েকে meẏeke
genitive	মেয়ের meẏer
	Indefinite forms
nominative	মেয়ে meẏe
objective	মেয়েকে meẏeke
genitive	মেয়ের meẏer
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	মেয়েটা, মেয়েটি meẏeṭa (colloquial), meẏeṭi (formal)		মেয়েরা meẏera
objective	মেয়েটাকে, মেয়েটিকে meẏeṭake (colloquial), meẏeṭike (formal)		মেয়েদের(কে) meẏeder(ke)
genitive	মেয়েটার, মেয়েটির meẏeṭar (colloquial), meẏeṭir (formal)		মেয়েদের meẏeder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Adjective

মেয়ে • (meẏe)

1. (attributive) she-, female