তাই

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese তাই (tai), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀢𑀸𑀏 (tāe, by her), from Sanskrit তযা (tayā, by her (instrumental case)). Cognate with Sylheti ꠔꠣꠁ (tai), Bishnupriya Manipuri তেই.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taɪ/
  • (file)

Pronoun

তাই • (tai)

  1. (distal) she

Descendants

  • Naga Pidgin: tai

See also

Bengali

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t̪ai̯/, [ˈt̪ai̯]
    (file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪ai̯/, [ˈt̪ai̯]
    (file)

Etymology 1

Compound of তা (ta) + -ই (-i), with the first element becoming obsolete as an independent pronoun.

Conjunction

তাই • (tai)

  1. therefore[1][2]
  2. for that reason[1]
  3. so[2]

Etymology 2

Related to Bengali তাহা (taha).

Alternative forms

  • তাঁই (tãi), তাঁয় (tãẏ), তায় (taẏ) Varendra

Pronoun

তাই • (tai) (objective, possessive)

  1. (Vanga) (out of sight; familiar) she
  2. (Varendra) (out of sight; familiar) he, she
    তাই মানুষ খুব ভালো
    tai manuś khub bhalō
    He is a very good man.
Derived terms
See also

References

  1. Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012) chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 115
  2. Shishu Sahitya Samsad (2000) Samsad Bengali-English Dictionary, 3 edition (Reference book), published 2006, archived from the original on 23 December 2020, page 453
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