See also: মৈ

Assamese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Assamese মঞি (moñi), মই (moi), Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖦𑖂 (mai, by me), 𑖦𑖺𑖊 (moe) Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀇 (maï, by me), 𑀫𑀏 (mae), from Sanskrit মযা (máyā, by me), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *máyaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (I), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵHom. Compare Odia ମୁଁ (), Kamta মুই (mui), মইঁ (moĩ), Sylheti ꠝꠥꠁ (mui), Punjabi ਮੈਂ (maĩ), Nepali (ma), Bengali মুই (mui), Rohingya mui, Marathi मी (), Hindustani मैं (ma͠i) / میں (ma͠i) all deriving from oblique forms of the first-person personal pronoun.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɔɪ/
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Pronoun edit

মই (moi)

  1. I (the first person personal singular pronoun)
    মই মানুহ
    moi manuh.
    I am a human.

Descendants edit

  • Naga Pidgin: moi
  • Nefamese: moi

See also edit

Bengali edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Sanskrit मदि (madi).

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

মই (moi)

  1. ladder
  2. harrow

Etymology 2 edit

From Sanskrit मया (mayā).

Alternative forms edit

Pronoun edit

মই (moi)

  1. Alternative form of মুই (mui, I)

Etymology 3 edit

From Sanskrit মাতুঃষ্ৱসৃ (mātuḥṣbasṛ). Doublet of মাসি (maśi) and মাতৃষ্বসা (matriśvośa).

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

মই (moi) (Vanga)

  1. maternal aunt
    Synonyms: খালা (khala), মাসি (maśi)

References edit

Early Assamese edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit मया (máyā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *máyaH from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (I), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵHom.

Pronoun edit

মই (moi)

  1. I

Descendants edit

Hajong edit

Etymology edit

From Assamese মই (moi).

Pronoun edit

মই (môi)

  1. I (singular)