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Bengali
Etymology
The postposition evolved from the verb form, with meaning changing from "wanting" to "something wanted more than the available extent" to "than".
Pronunciation
Postposition
চেয়ে • (ceẏe) (with genitive case)
- than (introduces a standard of comparison)[1]
- Synonyms: চাইতে (caite), থেকে (theke)
আমি তোমার চেয়ে লম্বা।- ami tōmar ceẏe lomba.
- I'm taller than you.
- (literally, “I than you tall.)”)
Usage notes
Bengali doesn't use comparative forms of adjectives. Using this postposition to introduce an adjective implies a comparative, whereas the derivative সবচেয়ে (śobceẏe) implies a superlative.
Verb
চেয়ে • (ceẏe)
- perfect participle of চাওয়া (caōẇa, “to want”)
References
- ^ Hanne-Ruth Thompson (2012) chapter 5, in Theodora Bynon,David C. Bennet,Masayoshi Shibatani, editors, Bengali, volume 18, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 104