See also: কেঁউ

Bengali

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑁂𑀯𑀺 (*kevi), from *𑀓𑁂 (*ke) +‎ 𑀅𑀯𑀺 (avi), from Sanskrit কে (ke), the nominative/accusative dual of কিম্ (kim), and অপি (api, indefinite marker) respectively. Cognate with Assamese কেও (keü), Bhojpuri केऊ (kēū), Awadhi कोई (koī), Braj कोऊ (koū), Hindustani کوئی (koī) / कोई (koī), Punjabi ਕੋਈ (koī), Gujarati કોઈ (koī), Marathi कुणी (kuṇī).

Pronunciation

edit
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /keu/, [ˈkeuˑ], /keʊ/, [ˈkeʊ], /keo/, [ˈkeoˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /keu/, [ˈkeuˑ], /keʊ/, [ˈkeʊ], /keo/, [ˈkeoˑ]
    Audio:(file)

Pronoun

edit

কেউ (keu) (objective কাউকে (kauke), genitive কারও (karō))

  1. someone; somebody
    Synonym: কেহ (keho)

See also

edit

Noun

edit

কেউ (keu)

  1. flower of screw pine
    Synonym: কেয়াফুল (keẏaphul)
    Holonyms: কেয়া (keẏa), কেতকী (ketôkī), কেওড়া (keōṛa)