মাইয়া
Bengali
editAlternative forms
edit- মেয়ে (meẏe) — Standard
Etymology
editInherited from Middle Bengali মাইয়া (maiẏa), from Sanskrit মাতৃকা (mātṛkā, “(one who is) like the mother”), from মাতৃ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Assamese মাই (mai), Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia), Hindi मैया (maiyā, “mother”)
Noun
editমাইয়া • (maiẏa) (mostly rural use)
Chittagonian
editEtymology
editInherited from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “(one who is) like the mother”), from मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Bengali মেয়ে (meẏe) and Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia).
Noun
editমাইয়া (maiya)
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- Bengali terms inherited from Middle Bengali
- Bengali terms derived from Middle Bengali
- Bengali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Bengali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Bengali lemmas
- Bengali nouns
- Chittagonian terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Chittagonian terms derived from Sanskrit
- Chittagonian lemmas
- Chittagonian nouns