হয়
Assamese
Etymology 1
From হ (ho, “be, happen”) + -এ (-e, “3rd person simple present”), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, “to be, become”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠅ’ꠄ (óe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɔé/
Interjection
হয় • (hoy)
- yes, yep (affirmative response to a yes-no question)
- হয়, মই তেওঁক তেনেকুৱা কৰা দেখিছোঁ।
- hoy, moi teü̃k tenekua kora dekhisü̃.
- Yes, I've seen him do that.
- happens
- প্ৰায়েই তেনেকুৱা হয়।
- prayei tenekua hoy.
- This often happens.
Antonyms
- নহয় (nohoy)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Early Assamese হঁয় (ho̐yo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɔj/
Verb
হয় • (hoy) (used with past suffix -ইল (-il) after the verb.)
- past conditional, would
- (Kamrupi) মই গেলু হয়, কাম এটাৰ কাণ্ণেহে নগ্লু।
- moi gelu hoy, kam etar kannehe noglu.
- I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.
- (Central) ময় গলোং হয়, কাম এটাআ কাঅণেহে নগলোং।
- moy golüṅ hoy, kam etaa kaonehe nogolüṅ.
- I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.
- (Standard) মই গ’লোঁ হয়, কাম এটাৰ কাৰণেহে নগ’লোঁ।
- moi gölü̃ hoy, kam etar karnehe nogölü̃.
- I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.
- Synonym: (more common in Standard Assamese) হেঁতেন (hẽten)
- (Kamrupi)
Bengali
Etymology 1
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀇 (bhavaï), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati).
Conjunction
হয় • (hôyô)
- either
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit हय (haya).
Noun
হয় • (hôyô)
- horse
Etymology 3
See হওয়া.
Verb
হয় • (hôyô)
- third-person present indicative of হওয়া (hôoya)