যে

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • জে (je) — archaic, obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑁂 (je), from Sanskrit যঃ (yaḥ, “who”, nominative masculine singular relative pronoun) or possibly from য (ya) +‎ ই (i, demonstrative). It was formerly written as জে (je), but then respelled under the influence of the Sanskrit etymon.

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe/, [ˈd͡ʒeˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /dʑe/, [ˈdʑeː], [ˈdʑeˑ]

Pronoun

যে • (je)

  1. who, which, that
  2. what (in some compounds)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • ye (Latin script)
  • 𑀬𑁂 (Brahmi script)
  • ये (Devanagari script)
  • යෙ (Sinhalese script)
  • ယေ (Burmese script)
  • เย (Thai script)
  • ᨿᩮ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເຍ or ເຢ (Lao script)
  • យេ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄠𑄬 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

যে (ye)

  1. Bengali script form of ye, which is masculine nominative/accusative plural of য (ya, “who (relative)”)
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