Bengali

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Etymology

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The spelling with (i) instead of ি (i) is an orthographical holdover of the originally long vowel in the feminine/diminutive suffix (OIA -ikā > -iā > -iă /iə/ > /iː/ > -i /i/).

Noun

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মাটী (maṭi)

  1. alternative spelling of মাটি (maṭi)