মেয়ে

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali মাইয়া (maiẏa), from Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀆 (*māiā), from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “(someone) like the mother”), from मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia), ꠝꠣꠁ (mai) and Assamese মাই (mai). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), মাই (mai, “breast”), and মাসি (maśi).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /me/, [ˈmeː], [ˈmeˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /me/, [ˈmeː], [ˈmeˑ]
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Noun

মেয়ে • (meẏe)

  1. girl
  2. daughter
  3. gal

Inflection
Inflection of মেয়ে
nominative মেয়ে
meẏe
objective মেয়েকে
meẏeke
genitive মেয়ের
meẏer
Indefinite forms
nominative মেয়ে
meẏe
objective মেয়েকে
meẏeke
genitive মেয়ের
meẏer
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative মেয়েটা, মেয়েটি
meẏeṭa (colloquial), meẏeṭi (formal)		 মেয়েরা
meẏera
objective মেয়েটাকে, মেয়েটিকে
meẏeṭake (colloquial), meẏeṭike (formal)		 মেয়েদের(কে)
meẏeder(ke)
genitive মেয়েটার, মেয়েটির
meẏeṭar (colloquial), meẏeṭir (formal)		 মেয়েদের
meẏeder
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

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Adjective

মেয়ে • (meẏe) (comparative আরও মেয়ে, superlative সবচেয়ে মেয়ে)

  1. (attributive) she-, female
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