मे

Hindi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀛𑁂 (majjhe), from Sanskrit মধ্যে (madhye), locative of মধ্য (madhya, middle), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰyas, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /meː/, /mẽː/

Postposition

मे • (me)

  1. alternative form of में (mẽ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English May.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /meː/

Noun

मे • (me?

  1. alternative form of मई (maī)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

Pronunciation

Noun

मे • (me?

  1. May (fifth month in Gregorian calendar)

See also

Gregorian calendar months in Marathi · ग्रेगोरियन दिनदर्शिकेतील महिने (gregoriyan dinadarśiketīl mahine) (layout · text)
January February March April
जानेवारी (jānevārī) फेब्रुवारी (phebruvārī) मार्च (mārca) एप्रिल (epril)
May June July August
मे (me) जून (jūn) जुलै (julai) ऑगस्ट (ŏgasṭa)
September October November December
सप्टेंबर (sapṭembar) ऑक्टोबर (ŏkṭobar) नोव्हेंबर (novhembar) डिसेंबर (ḍisembar)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Newar

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej.

Pronunciation

Noun

मे • (me? (Newa Spelling 𑐩𑐾)

  1. tongue

Pali

Alternative forms

Pronoun

मे

  1. Devanagari script form of me, enclitic genitive/dative singular of अहं (ahaṃ)
  2. Devanagari script form of me, enclitic instrumental/ablative singular of अहं (ahaṃ)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Pronoun

मे • (me)

  1. (enclitic) dative/genitive singular of अस्मद् (asmad)

Usage notes

This can be translated in Hindi as मेरे लिए (mere lie) and मेरा (merā) & मेरी (merī).