Assamese

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Etymology

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from Sanskrit মাতৃকা (mā́tṛkā), from মাতৃ (mā́tṛ, mother). Cognate with Kamta মাইও (maiü), Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁ (mai), Bengali মেয়ে (meẏe, girl) and Odia ମାଈ (māi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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মাই (mai)

  1. Affectionate term for a girl.

Declension

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, mother). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), and মেয়ে (meẏe, girl).

Noun

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মাই (mai)

  1. breast

Rabha

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bodo-Garo *mai¹ (rice; paddy; cooked rice), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma-j ~ mej (rice; paddy). Cognate to Garo mi, Atong (India) mai, Bodo (India) माइ (mai), Dimasa mai, Mandarin ().

Noun

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মাই (mai)

  1. rice
    জিব্ৰা মাই ৰৗমা থাৰিছঙেতা
    jíbra mai râma tharisongeta.
    (The) mother is preparing to cook rice.