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
Inflection of মাই
Indefinite forms Definite forms
numeral non-numeral (plural)
singular plural informal
absolutive মাই
mai		 মাইজনী
maizoni		 মাইকেইজনী
maikeizoni		 মাইবোৰ
maibür		 মাইবিলাক
maibilak
ergative মাইয়ে
maie		 মাইজনীয়ে
maizonie		 মাইকেইজনীয়ে
maikeizonie		 মাইবোৰে
maibüre		 মাইবিলাকে
maibilake
accusative মাইক
maik		 মাইজনীক
maizonik		 মাইকেইজনীক
maikeizonik		 মাইবোৰক
maibürok		 মাইবিলাকক
maibilakok
genitive মাইৰ
mair		 মাইজনীৰ
maizonir		 মাইকেইজনীৰ
maikeizonir		 মাইবোৰৰ
maibüror		 মাইবিলাকৰ
maibilakor
dative মাইলৈ
mailoi		 মাইজনীলৈ
maizoniloi		 মাইকেইজনীলৈ
maikeizoniloi		 মাইবোৰলৈ
maibüroloi		 মাইবিলাকলৈ
maibilakoloi
instrumental মাইৰে
maire		 মাইজনীৰে
maizonire		 মাইকেইজনীৰে
maikeizonire		 মাইবোৰেৰে
maibürere		 মাইবিলাকেৰে
maibilakere
locative মাইত
mait		 মাইজনীত
maizonit		 মাইকেইজনীত
maikeizonit		 মাইবোৰত
maibürot		 মাইবিলাকত
maibilakot
Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise.
Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead.
Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi).
Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere).
Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case.
Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases.

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 米 (mǐ).

Noun

মাই • (mai)

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