মৈ
See also: মই
Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀇𑀬 (maïya), from Sanskrit মতিয (matiya), মত্য (matya, “club with iron points”). Cognate with Bengali মই (môi, “harrow, ladder”), Oriya ମଇ (môi), Hindustani مئی / मई (maī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moɪ/
Noun
মৈ • (moi)
- harrow
Declension
Inflection of মৈ
Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
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numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
singular | plural | informal | |||||||
absolutive | মৈ moi | মৈখন moikhon | মৈকেইখন moikeikhon | মৈবোৰ moibür | মৈবিলাক moibilak | ||||
ergative | মৈয়ে moie | মৈখনে moikhone | মৈকেইখনে moikeikhone | মৈবোৰে moibüre | মৈবিলাকে moibilake | ||||
accusative | মৈক moik | মৈখনক moikhonok | মৈকেইখনক moikeikhonok | মৈবোৰক moibürok | মৈবিলাকক moibilakok | ||||
genitive | মৈৰ moir | মৈখনৰ moikhonor | মৈকেইখনৰ moikeikhonor | মৈবোৰৰ moibüror | মৈবিলাকৰ moibilakor | ||||
dative | মৈলৈ moiloi | মৈখনলৈ moikhonoloi | মৈকেইখনলৈ moikeikhonoloi | মৈবোৰলৈ moibüroloi | মৈবিলাকলৈ moibilakoloi | ||||
terminative | মৈলৈকে moiloike | মৈখনলৈকে moikhonoloike | মৈকেইখনলৈকে moikeikhonoloike | মৈবোৰলৈকে moibüroloike | মৈবিলাকলৈকে moibilakoloike | ||||
instrumental | মৈৰে moire | মৈখনেৰে moikhonere | মৈকেইখনেৰে moikeikhonere | মৈবোৰেৰে moibürere | মৈবিলাকেৰে moibilakere | ||||
locative | মৈত moit | মৈখনত moikhonot | মৈকেইখনত moikeikhonot | মৈবোৰত moibürot | মৈবিলাকত moibilakot | ||||
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases. |
Derived terms
- ময়োৱা (moyüa)
Related terms
- মৈটা (moita)
Bengali
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit मदि (madi).
Alternative forms
- মই (môi)
Noun
মৈ • (moi)
- Alternative form of মই (môi, “ladder, harrow”)
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit मया (mayā).
Alternative forms
- মই (môi), মুই (mui), মুঞি (muñi)
Pronoun
মৈ • (moi)
- Alternative form of মুই (mui, “I”)
Etymology 3
From Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ). Doublet of মাসি (masi) and মাতৃষ্বসা (matŕṣẇsa).
Alternative forms
- মই (môi)
- মসি (môsi) – Varendra
Noun
মৈ • (moi) (Vanga)
- Alternative form of মই (môi, “maternal aunt”)
- Synonyms: খালা (khala), মাসি (masi)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “মই ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “মই, মৈ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “মই, মৈ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh