দই
Bengali edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺 (dahi), from Sanskrit दधि (dadhi), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰé-dʰh₁-i (“curdled milk”), from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to nurse, suckle”). Cognate with Assamese দৈ (doi), Hindi दही (dahī), Nepali दही (dahī), Punjabi ਦਹੀਂ (dahī̃), Gujarati દહીં (dahī̃), Sindhi ڏهي / ॾही (d̤ahī), Odia ଦହି (dôhi) / ଦଇ (dôi). Doublet of দধি (dodhi), ধান (dhan), and ধেনু (dhenu).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
দই • (doi)
- curd yogurt, dahi
- দই খাবেন?
- doi khaben?
- Would you like some yogurt?
- (literally, “Will you eat yogurt?”)
Inflection edit
Inflection of দই | |||
nominative | দই dôi | ||
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objective | দই / দইকে dôi (semantically general or indefinite) / dôike (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | দইর dôir | ||
locative | দইতে dôite | ||
Indefinite forms | |||
nominative | দই dôi | ||
objective | দই / দইকে dôi (semantically general or indefinite) / dôike (semantically definite) | ||
genitive | দইর dôir | ||
locative | দইতে dôite | ||
Definite forms | |||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | দইটা , দইটি dôiṭa (colloquial), dôiṭi (formal) |
দইগুলা, দইগুলো dôigula (colloquial), dôigulo (formal) | |
objective | দইটা, দইটি dôiṭa (colloquial), dôiṭi (formal) |
দইগুলা, দইগুলো dôigula (colloquial), dôigulo (formal) | |
genitive | দইটার, দইটির dôiṭar (colloquial), dôiṭir (formal) |
দইগুলার, দইগুলোর dôigular (colloquial), dôigulor (formal) | |
locative | দইটাতে / দইটায়, দইটিতে dôiṭate / dôiṭay (colloquial), dôiṭite (formal) |
দইগুলাতে / দইগুলায়, দইগুলোতে dôigulate / dôigulay (colloquial), dôigulote (formal) | |
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). |