मै

Bundeli

Etymology

From Old Hindi मैं (maiṃ), from Apabhramsa मइं (maĩ), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀏 (mae), from Sanskrit मया (mayā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (I), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵH-om.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ/, /məj/

Pronoun

मै (mai)

  1. I (first-person singular personal pronoun)

Alternative forms

References

  • Boehm, Ed (2015) A Sociolinguistic Profile of Bundeli[1], SIL International, page 72