ꠢꠦ

Sylheti

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit *से (se), from स (sa, third person singular pronoun) +‎ इ (i, demonstrative), from Proto-Indo-European *só and *h₁i, respectively. Cognate with Assamese সি (xi), Bengali সে (śe), Odia ସେ (se) and Maithili 𑂮𑂵 (se).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he˦/

Pronoun

ꠢꠦ • (he) (genitive = ꠢꠦꠞ (her), objective = ꠢꠦꠞꠦ (here), plural nominative = ꠢꠦꠞꠣ (hera))

1. he
   • 2017, Folktales in Sylheti: The Boy Who Cried Tiger, →ISBN:

     ꠉꠞꠥ ꠞꠣꠇꠣꠔ ꠉꠤꠀ ꠢꠦ ꠢꠇꠟ ꠡꠝꠄ ꠄꠇꠐꠣ ꠖꠥꠡ꠆ꠐꠣꠝꠤ ꠇꠞꠔ।

     Upon going to the cattle pasture, he would always make mischief.

Adjective

ꠢꠦ • (he)

1. (demonstrative) that

   ꠢꠦ ꠛꠦꠐꠣ ꠇꠦ? ― he beṭa xe? ― Who is that man?

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “he”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Londoni Sylheti Dictionary].