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Bengali
Etymology
Khasi: Most probably from খাহিয়া (khahiẏa), a transformation of খাসিয়া (khaśiẏa).
Pronunciation
Adjective
খাই • (khai) (comparative আরও খাই, superlative সবচেয়ে খাই) (Vanga)
- Vaṅga variant of খাসিয়া (khaśiẏa)
যুদ্ধ করি খাই রাজারে বান্ধিয়া আনিল
পণ দিয়া খাই রাজা ফিরিয়া দেশে গেল।- juddhô kôri khai rajare bandhiẏa anilô
pôṇ diẏa khai raja phiriẏa deśe gelô. - He fought and captured the Khasi king
After giving paying the money, the Khasi king returned to his country.
- Pagal Thakur
Verb
খাই • (khai)
- first-person simple present of খাওয়া (khaōẇa, “eat, drink, consume”)
আমি রোজ ভাত খাই।- ami rōj bhat khai.
- I eat rice every day.
Noun
খাই • (khai)
- act of eating
- desire for food, appetite
- glutton, voracious eater
- hole, ditch, trench
Declension
| Inflection of খাই
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| nominative
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খাই
khai
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| objective
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খাই / খাইকে
khai (semantically general or indefinite) / khaike (semantically definite)
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| genitive
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খাইর
khair
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| locative
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খাইতে / খাইয়
khaite / khaiẏ
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Indefinite forms
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খাই
khai
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| objective
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খাই / খাইকে
khai (semantically general or indefinite) / khaike (semantically definite)
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| genitive
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খাইর
khair
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| locative
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খাইতে / খাইয়
khaite / khaiẏ
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Definite forms
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singular
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plural
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খাইটি , খাইটা
khaiṭi, khaiṭa
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খাইগুলি, খাইগুলা, খাইগুলো
khaiguli, khaigula, khaigulō
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| objective
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খাইটি, খাইটা
khaiṭi, khaiṭa
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খাইগুলি, খাইগুলা, খাইগুলো
khaiguli, khaigula, khaigulō
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| genitive
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খাইটির, খাইটার
khaiṭir, khaiṭar
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খাইগুলির, খাইগুলার, খাইগুলোর
khaigulir, khaigular, khaigulōr
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| locative
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খাইটিতে, খাইটাতে, খাইটায়
khaiṭite, khaiṭate, khaiṭaẏ
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খাইগুলিতে, খাইগুলাতে, খাইগুলায়, খাইগুলোতে
khaigulite, khaigulate, khaigulaẏ, khaigulōte
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| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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Derived terms
References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “খাই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Accessible Dictionary, খাই, Government of Bangladesh