মই

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See also: মৈ

Assamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese মঞি (moñi), মই (moi), Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖦𑖂 (mai, by me), 𑖦𑖺𑖊 (moe) Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀇 (maï, by me), 𑀫𑀏 (mae), from Sanskrit মযা (máyā, by me), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *máyaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (I), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵHom. Compare Odia ମୁଁ (), Kamta মুই (mui), মইঁ (moĩ), Sylheti ꠝꠥꠁ (mui), Punjabi ਮੈਂ (maĩ), Nepali (ma), Bengali মুই (mui), Rohingya mui, Marathi मी (), Hindustani मैं (ma͠i) / میں (ma͠i) all deriving from oblique forms of the first-person personal pronoun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔɪ/
  • (file)

Pronoun

মই (moi)

  1. I (the first person personal singular pronoun)
    মই মানুহ
    moi manuh.
    I am a human.

Descendants

  • Naga Pidgin: moi
  • Nefamese: moi

See also

Bengali

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मदि (madi).

Alternative forms

Noun

মই (moi)

  1. ladder
  2. harrow

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit मया (mayā).

Alternative forms

Pronoun

মই (moi)

  1. Alternative form of মুই (mui, I)

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit মাতুঃষ্ৱসৃ (mātuḥṣbasṛ). Doublet of মাসি (maśi) and মাতৃষ্বসা (matriśvośa).

Alternative forms

Noun

মই (moi) (Vanga)

  1. maternal aunt
    Synonyms: খালা (khala), মাসি (maśi)

References

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit मया (máyā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *máyaH from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máyaH, the instrumental singular of *aȷ́ʰám (I), from Proto-Indo-European *éǵHom.

Pronoun

মই (moi)

  1. I

Descendants

Hajong

Etymology

From Assamese মই (moi).

Pronoun

মই (môi)

  1. I (singular)