মাই

Assamese

Etymology

from Sanskrit মাতৃকা (mā́tṛkā), from মাতৃ (mā́tṛ, mother). Cognate with Kamta মাইও (maiü), Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁ (mai), Bengali মেয়ে (meẏe, girl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɪ/

Noun

মাই • (mai)

  1. Affectionate term for a girl.

Declension

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, mother). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), and মেয়ে (meẏe, girl).

Noun

মাই • (mai)

  1. breast

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 ().

Noun

মাই • (mai)

  1. rice
    জিব্ৰা মাই ৰৗমা থাৰিছঙেতা
    jíbra mai râma tharisongeta.
    (The) mother is preparing to cook rice.
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