সে

See also: স

Bengali

Alternative forms

• হে (he) — Eastern Vaṅga

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀲𑁂 (se), from Sanskrit सः (saḥ, “he”, nominative masculine singular 3rd-person pronoun) or possibly from स (sa) +‎ इ (i, demonstrative). Cognate with Assamese সি (xi), Odia ସେ (se) and Maithili 𑂮𑂵 (se).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃe/, [ˈʃeː], [ˈʃeˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃe/, [ˈʃeː], [ˈʃeˑ]

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Pronoun

সে • (śe) (objective তাকে (take), possessive তার (tar))

1. (third person; familiar) he, she, it

   সে যাবে

   He/She will go

2. that (distal)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 744