খেই

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्षेप (kṣepa). Doublet of খেয়া (kheẏa) and ক্ষেপ (khep).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰei̯/, [ˈkʰei̯]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰei̯/, [ˈkʰei̯]

Noun

খেই • (khei)

  1. an end of a thread; number of threads or cords
  2. a clue or trail

Inflection

indefinite forms
nominative খেই (khei)
objective খেই / খেইকে (khei (semantically general or indefinite) / kheike (semantically definite))
genitive খেইর (kheir)
locative খেইতে / খেইয় (kheite / kheiẏ)
definite forms
singular plural
nominative খেইটি , খেইটা (kheiṭi, kheiṭa) খেইগুলি, খেইগুলা, খেইগুলো (kheiguli, kheigula, kheigulō)
objective খেইটি, খেইটা (kheiṭi, kheiṭa) খেইগুলি, খেইগুলা, খেইগুলো (kheiguli, kheigula, kheigulō)
genitive খেইটির, খেইটার (kheiṭir, kheiṭar) খেইগুলির, খেইগুলার, খেইগুলোর (kheigulir, kheigular, kheigulōr)
locative খেইটিতে, খেইটাতে, খেইটায় (kheiṭite, kheiṭate, kheiṭaẏ) খেইগুলিতে, খেইগুলাতে, খেইগুলায়, খেইগুলোতে (kheigulite, kheigulate, kheigulaẏ, kheigulōte)
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

  • খেই হারানো (khei haranō)

References

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “খেই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]