Assamese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Early Assamese তাই (tai), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀢𑀸𑀏 (tāe, by her), from Sanskrit তযা (tayā, by her (instrumental case)). Cognate with Sylheti ꠔꠣꠁ (tai), Bishnupriya Manipuri তেই.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /taɪ/
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Pronoun edit

তাই (tai)

  1. (distal) she

Descendants edit

  • Naga Pidgin: tai

See also edit

Bengali edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compound of তা (ta) +‎ -ই (-i), with the first element becoming obsolete as an independent pronoun.

Conjunction edit

তাই (tai)

  1. therefore[1][2]
  2. for that reason[1]
  3. so[2]

Etymology 2 edit

Related to Bengali তাহা (taha).

Alternative forms edit

Pronoun edit

তাই (tai) (objective, possessive)

  1. (Vanga) (out of sight; familiar) she
  2. (Varendra) (out of sight; familiar) he, she
    তাই মানুষ খুব ভালো
    tai manuś khub bhalō
    He is a very good man.
Derived terms edit
See also edit


References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012) chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 115
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shishu Sahitya Samsad (2000) Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary[1], 3 edition (Reference book), published 2006, archived from the original on 23 December 2020, page 453