সে
See also: স
Bengali
Alternative forms
- হে (he) – Vaṅga
Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit सः (saḥ), from स (sa, 3rd-person singular pronoun) + इ (i, demonstrative), from Proto-Indo-European *só and *h₁i, respectively. Cognate with Sylheti ꠢꠦ (he), Assamese সি (xi), Oriya ସେ (se) and Maithili 𑂮𑂵 (se). Overwhelmingly replaced the synonymous terms তা (ta) and তে (te).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃe/
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Pronoun
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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