মেয়ে
Bengali
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editEtymology
editInherited from Middle Bengali মাইয়া (maiẏa), from Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀆 (*māiā), from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “(someone) like the mother”), from मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia), ꠝꠣꠁ (mai), Assamese মাই (mai), Odia ମାଈ (māi). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), মাই (mai, “breast”), and মাসি (maśi).
Pronunciation
edit- (Rarh) IPA(key): /meː/, [ˈmeː], /meɪ/, [ˈmeɪ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /meː/, [ˈmeː], /meɪ/, [ˈmeɪ]
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Noun
editমেয়ে • (meẏe)
Inflection
editInflection of মেয়ে | |||
nominative | মেয়ে meẏe | ||
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objective | মেয়েকে meẏeke | ||
genitive | মেয়ের meẏer | ||
Indefinite forms | |||
nominative | মেয়ে meẏe | ||
objective | মেয়েকে meẏeke | ||
genitive | মেয়ের meẏer | ||
Definite forms | |||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | মেয়েটা, মেয়েটি meẏeṭa (colloquial), meẏeṭi (formal) |
মেয়েরা meẏera | |
objective | মেয়েটাকে, মেয়েটিকে meẏeṭake (colloquial), meẏeṭike (formal) |
মেয়েদের(কে) meẏeder(ke) | |
genitive | মেয়েটার, মেয়েটির meẏeṭar (colloquial), meẏeṭir (formal) |
মেয়েদের meẏeder | |
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). |
Antonyms
edit- (girl, daughter, gal) ছেলে (chele)
Derived terms
edit- মেয়েমানুষ (meẏemanuś)
- মেয়েলোক (meẏelōk)
- মেয়েমুখো (meẏemukhō)
Adjective
editমেয়ে • (meẏe) (comparative আরও মেয়ে, superlative সবচেয়ে মেয়ে)
Categories:
- Bengali terms inherited from Middle Bengali
- Bengali terms derived from Middle Bengali
- Bengali terms inherited from Prakrit
- Bengali terms derived from Prakrit
- Bengali terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Bengali terms derived from Sanskrit
- Bengali doublets
- Bengali terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bengali terms with audio links
- Bengali lemmas
- Bengali nouns
- Bengali adjectives
- bn:Female family members
- bn:People