তে

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Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali তে (te). Cognate with Hindi तौन (taun). Doublet of তিনি (tini).

Pronunciation

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /t̪e/, ,
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Pronoun

তে • (te)

  1. (archaic, obsolete, distal) he, she, it

Usage notes

  • This word is not found in modern Bengali but is frequently used as a component of some modern adjectives and adverbs, such as তেমন (temon) (similar to তা (ta) in তার (tar), তারা (tara)). Overwhelmingly replaced by সে (śe).

Derived terms

Middle Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Old Bengali তে (te). Doublet of তেনি (teni).

Pronoun

তে (te)

  1. they

Descendants

  • Bengali: তে (te)

Old Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀳𑀺 (tehi). Doublet of তেনি (teni).

Pronoun

তে (te)

  1. they
    • Circa 8th to 12th Century CE, Kānhapāda, Caryāpada
      জে জে আইলা তে তে গেলা। অবণাগবণে কাহ্নু বিমন ভইলা॥
      je je āilā te te gelā / abaṇāgabaṇe kānhu bimana bhaïlā
      Whoever came, they went away: in the comings and goings Kānhu became sorrowful
    • Circa 8th to 12th Century CE, Sarahapāda, Caryāpada
      জে সচরাচর তিঅস ভমন্তি। তে অজরামর কিম্পি ন হোন্তি॥
      je sacarācara tiasa bhamanti / te ajarāmara kimpi na honti.
      Those who travel in the three worlds, they in no way are unageing and immortal.

Descendants

Further reading

  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎, volume 406, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

Adjective

তে

  1. Bengali script form of te, which is nominative/accusative plural masculine of ত (ta, “those”)

Pronoun

তে

  1. Bengali script form of te, which is nominative/accusative plural of ত (ta, “they, them”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

তে

  1. Bengali script form of te, which is instrumental/genitive/dative singular of ত্ৰং (tvaṃ, “you”)

Sanskrit

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