সে

See also: স

Bengali

Alternative forms

হে (he) — Eastern Vaṅga

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit *से (se), from स (sa, 1st-case singular pronoun) +‎ इ (i, demonstrative), from Proto-Indo-European *só and *h₁i, respectively. Cognate with Assamese সি (xi), Odia ସେ (se) and Maithili 𑂮𑂵 (se). Overwhelmingly replaced the synonymous terms তা (ta) and তে (te).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ʃe/, [ˈʃeː], [ˈʃeˑ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ʃe/, [ˈʃeː], [ˈʃeˑ]
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Pronoun

সে • (śe) (objective তাকে (take), possessive তার (tar))

(third person; familiar) he, she, it
সে যাবে
He/She will go
that (distal)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 744

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