বিয়াই

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • বেয়াই (beẏai)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali বিহাঈ (bihai), from Prakrit *𑀯𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀻 (*viāhī), from Sanskrit विवाही (vivāhī, “(one) aligned by marriage”), from विवाह (vivāha, “marriage”) +‎ -ई (-ī). Cognate with Assamese বিয়ৈ (bioi), Marathi व्याही (vyāhī). Doublet of বিয়ান (biẏan), বিয়ে (biẏe), and বিবাহ (bibaho).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /bi̯ai̯/, [ˈbi̯ai̯]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /bi̯ai̯/, [ˈbi̯ai̯]

Noun

বিয়াই • (biẏai)

  1. son's or daughter's father-in-law

References

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