মৈ

See also: মই

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀇𑀬 (maïya), from Sanskrit মতিয (matiya), মত্য (matya, “club with iron points”). Cognate with Bengali মই (moi, “harrow, ladder”), Odia ମଇ (mai), Hindustani مئی / मई (maī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moɪ/

Noun

মৈ • (moi)

harrow

Declension

Inflection of মৈ

	Indefinite forms	Definite forms
		numeral		non-numeral (plural)
		singular	plural	informal
absolutive	মৈ moi	মৈখন moikhon	মৈকেইখন moikeikhon	মৈবোৰ moibür	মৈবিলাক moibilak
ergative	মৈয়ে moie	মৈখনে moikhone	মৈকেইখনে moikeikhone	মৈবোৰে moibüre	মৈবিলাকে moibilake
accusative	মৈক moik	মৈখনক moikhonok	মৈকেইখনক moikeikhonok	মৈবোৰক moibürok	মৈবিলাকক moibilakok
genitive	মৈৰ moir	মৈখনৰ moikhonor	মৈকেইখনৰ moikeikhonor	মৈবোৰৰ moibüror	মৈবিলাকৰ moibilakor
dative	মৈলৈ moiloi	মৈখনলৈ moikhonoloi	মৈকেইখনলৈ moikeikhonoloi	মৈবোৰলৈ moibüroloi	মৈবিলাকলৈ moibilakoloi
terminative	মৈলৈকে moiloike	মৈখনলৈকে moikhonoloike	মৈকেইখনলৈকে moikeikhonoloike	মৈবোৰলৈকে moibüroloike	মৈবিলাকলৈকে moibilakoloike
instrumental	মৈৰে moire	মৈখনেৰে moikhonere	মৈকেইখনেৰে moikeikhonere	মৈবোৰেৰে moibürere	মৈবিলাকেৰে moibilakere
locative	মৈত moit	মৈখনত moikhonot	মৈকেইখনত moikeikhonot	মৈবোৰত moibürot	মৈবিলাকত moibilakot

Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

Derived terms

ময়োৱা (moyüa)

Related terms

মৈটা (moita)

Bengali

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मदि (madi).

Alternative forms

মই (moi)

Noun

মৈ • (mōi)

Alternative form of মই (moi, “ladder, harrow”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

মৈ • (mōi)

Alternative form of মুই (mui, “I”)

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ). Doublet of মাসি (maśi) and মাতৃষ্বসা (matriśvośa).

Alternative forms

মই (moi)
মসি (mośi) — Varendra

Noun

মৈ • (mōi) (Vanga)

Alternative form of মই (moi, “maternal aunt”)
Synonyms: খালা (khala), মাসি (maśi)

References

Accessible Dictionary, “মই ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “মই, মৈ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “মই, মৈ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh