মেয়ে
Bengali edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle Bengali মাইয়া (maiẏa), from Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀆 (*māiā), from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “(someone) like the mother”), from मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia), ꠝꠣꠁ (mai) and Assamese মাই (mai). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), মাই (mai, “breast”), and মাসি (maśi).
Pronunciation edit
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /me/, [ˈmeː], [ˈmeˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /me/, [ˈmeː], [ˈmeˑ]
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Noun edit
মেয়ে • (meẏe)
Inflection edit
| 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). | |||
Antonyms edit
- (girl, daughter, gal) ছেলে (chele)
Derived terms edit
- মেয়েমানুষ (meẏemanuś)
- মেয়েলোক (meẏelōk)
- মেয়েমুখো (meẏemukhō)
Adjective edit
মেয়ে • (meẏe) (comparative আরও মেয়ে, superlative সবচেয়ে মেয়ে)