Assamese

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /taɪ/
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Pronoun

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তাই (tai)

  1. (distal) she

Descendants

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  • Naga Pidgin: tai

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Bengali

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Conjunction

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তাই (tai)

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

Etymology 2

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Related to Bengali তাহা (taha).

Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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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
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References

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  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