মাই
Assamese
Etymology
from Sanskrit মাতৃকা (mā́tṛkā), from মাতৃ (mā́tṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Kamta মাইও (maiü), Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁ (mai), Bengali মেয়ে (meẏe, “girl”) and Odia ମାଈ (māi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɪ/
Noun
মাই • (mai)
- Affectionate term for a girl.
Declension
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | মাই (mai) | মাইজনী (maizoni) | মাইকেইজনী (maikeizoni) | মাইবোৰ (maibür) | মাইবিলাক (maibilak) | ||||
| ergative | মাইয়ে (maie) | মাইজনীয়ে (maizonie) | মাইকেইজনীয়ে (maikeizonie) | মাইবোৰে (maibüre) | মাইবিলাকে (maibilake) | ||||
| accusative | মাইক (maik) | মাইজনীক (maizonik) | মাইকেইজনীক (maikeizonik) | মাইবোৰক (maibürok) | মাইবিলাকক (maibilakok) | ||||
| genitive | মাইৰ (mair) | মাইজনীৰ (maizonir) | মাইকেইজনীৰ (maikeizonir) | মাইবোৰৰ (maibüror) | মাইবিলাকৰ (maibilakor) | ||||
| dative | মাইলৈ (mailoi) | মাইজনীলৈ (maizoniloi) | মাইকেইজনীলৈ (maikeizoniloi) | মাইবোৰলৈ (maibüroloi) | মাইবিলাকলৈ (maibilakoloi) | ||||
| instrumental | মাইৰে (maire) | মাইজনীৰে (maizonire) | মাইকেইজনীৰে (maikeizonire) | মাইবোৰেৰে (maibürere) | মাইবিলাকেৰে (maibilakere) | ||||
| locative | মাইত (mait) | মাইজনীত (maizonit) | মাইকেইজনীত (maikeizonit) | মাইবোৰত (maibürot) | মাইবিলাকত (maibilakot) | ||||
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.
Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), and মেয়ে (meẏe, “girl”).
Noun
মাই • (mai)
- breast
- Synonym: স্তন (ston)
Rabha
Etymology
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *mai¹ (“rice; paddy; cooked rice”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ma-j ~ mej (“rice; paddy”). Cognate to Garo mi, Atong (India) mai, Bodo (India) माइ (mai), Dimasa mai, Mandarin 米 (mǐ).
Noun
মাই • (mai)
- rice
- জিব্ৰা মাই ৰৗমা থাৰিছঙেতা।
- jíbra mai râma tharisongeta.
- (The) mother is preparing to cook rice.