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Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese আই (ai), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āyiH.
Probably a nursery word. Cognate with Kamta আঈ (ai) / ai. Compare Bodo (India) आइ (ai), Marathi आई (āī).
Pronunciation
Noun
আই • (ai)
- mother, mom
- Synonyms: মা (ma), আম্মা (amma)
- pox
Usage notes
Like other Assamese kinship nouns, আই (ai) uses the -এক (-ek) suffix for 3rd person. 2nd person can get the -এৰে (-ere) suffix for contemptuous manner. For example,
- মোৰ আই ― mür ai ― My mother
- আপোনাৰ আই ― apünar ai ― Your mother
- তোৰ আয়েৰে ― tür ayere ― Your mother
- তাৰ আয়েক ― tar ayek ― His mother
Early Assamese
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī.
Probably a nursery word.
Noun
আই (ai)
- mother, mom
- Synonym: মাৱ (mawo)
16th century, Ram Saraswati,
Mahabharata Virata parva:
- মোহোৰ মালিনা নাম থৈলন্ত আপোনে।
সেহি আইক হৰুৱাই আইলো তব থানে॥- möhöro malina namo thoilonto apöne,
sehi aiko horuwai ailö tobo thane. - My relative gave me my name Malina.
Losing that mother I came to your place.