কে

See also: কি and ক

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑁂 (ke), from Sanskrit কঃ (kaḥ, “who”, nominative masculine singular interrogative) or possibly from ক (ka) +‎ ই (i, demonstrative).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ke/, [ˈkeː], [ˈkeˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ke/, [ˈkeː], [ˈkeˑ]
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Pronoun

কে • (ke)

  1. (interrogative) who
    উনি কে?
    Uni ke?
    Who is that?

Inflection

[1]

Nominative Objective Genitive
Singular কে কাকে কার
Plural কারা কাদের(কে) কাদের

References

  1. ^ Hanne-Ruth Thompson, Bengali, →ISBN page 71

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • ke (Latin script)
  • 𑀓𑁂 (Brahmi script)
  • के (Devanagari script)
  • කෙ (Sinhalese script)
  • ကေ or ၵေ (Burmese script)
  • เก (Thai script)
  • ᨠᩮ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເກ (Lao script)
  • កេ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄬 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

কে

  1. Bengali script form of ke, which is nominative/accusative plural of ক (ka, “who (m.)”)
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