খেই

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षेप (kṣepa). Doublet of খেয়া (kheẏa) and ক্ষেপ (khep).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰei̯/, [ˈkʰei̯]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰei̯/, [ˈkʰei̯]

Noun

খেই • (khei)

1. an end of a thread; number of threads or cords
2. a clue or trail

Inflection

Inflection of খেই
nominative	খেই khei
objective	খেই / খেইকে khei (semantically general or indefinite) / kheike (semantically definite)
genitive	খেইর kheir
locative	খেইতে / খেইয় kheite / kheiẏ
	Indefinite forms
nominative	খেই khei
objective	খেই / খেইকে khei (semantically general or indefinite) / kheike (semantically definite)
genitive	খেইর kheir
locative	খেইতে / খেইয় kheite / kheiẏ
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	খেইটি , খেইটা kheiṭi, kheiṭa		খেইগুলি, খেইগুলা, খেইগুলো kheiguli, kheigula, kheigulō
objective	খেইটি, খেইটা kheiṭi, kheiṭa		খেইগুলি, খেইগুলা, খেইগুলো kheiguli, kheigula, kheigulō
genitive	খেইটির, খেইটার kheiṭir, kheiṭar		খেইগুলির, খেইগুলার, খেইগুলোর kheigulir, kheigular, kheigulōr
locative	খেইটিতে, খেইটাতে, খেইটায় kheiṭite, kheiṭate, kheiṭaẏ		খেইগুলিতে, খেইগুলাতে, খেইগুলায়, খেইগুলোতে kheigulite, kheigulate, kheigulaẏ, kheigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

• খেই হারানো (khei haranō)

 

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “খেই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]