সে

See also: স

Bengali

Alternative forms

• হে (he) — Eastern Vaṅga

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit *से (se), from स (sa, 1st-case singular pronoun) +‎ इ (i, demonstrative), from Proto-Indo-European *só and *h₁i, respectively. Cognate with Assamese সি (xi), Odia ସେ (se) and Maithili 𑂮𑂵 (se). Overwhelmingly replaced the synonymous terms তা (ta) and তে (te).

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