Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀇𑀬 (maïya), from Sanskrit মতিয (matiya), মত্য (matya, “club with iron points”). Cognate with Bengali মই (moi, “harrow, ladder”), Odia ମଇ (mai), Hindustani مئی / मई (maī).
মৈ • (moi)
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | মৈ moi |
মৈখন moikhon |
মৈকেইখন moikeikhon |
মৈবোৰ moibür |
মৈবিলাক moibilak | ||||
| ergative | মৈয়ে moie |
মৈখনে moikhone |
মৈকেইখনে moikeikhone |
মৈবোৰে moibüre |
মৈবিলাকে moibilake | ||||
| accusative | মৈক moik |
মৈখনক moikhonok |
মৈকেইখনক moikeikhonok |
মৈবোৰক moibürok |
মৈবিলাকক moibilakok | ||||
| genitive | মৈৰ moir |
মৈখনৰ moikhonor |
মৈকেইখনৰ moikeikhonor |
মৈবোৰৰ moibüror |
মৈবিলাকৰ moibilakor | ||||
| dative | মৈলৈ moiloi |
মৈখনলৈ moikhonoloi |
মৈকেইখনলৈ moikeikhonoloi |
মৈবোৰলৈ moibüroloi |
মৈবিলাকলৈ moibilakoloi | ||||
| terminative | মৈলৈকে moiloike |
মৈখনলৈকে moikhonoloike |
মৈকেইখনলৈকে moikeikhonoloike |
মৈবোৰলৈকে moibüroloike |
মৈবিলাকলৈকে moibilakoloike | ||||
| instrumental | মৈৰে moire |
মৈখনেৰে moikhonere |
মৈকেইখনেৰে moikeikhonere |
মৈবোৰেৰে moibürere |
মৈবিলাকেৰে moibilakere | ||||
| locative | মৈত moit |
মৈখনত moikhonot |
মৈকেইখনত moikeikhonot |
মৈবোৰত moibürot |
মৈবিলাকত moibilakot | ||||
| Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases. | |||||||||
মৈ • (mōi)
মৈ • (mōi)
From Sanskrit मातुःष्वसृ (mātuḥṣvasṛ). Doublet of মাসি (maśi) and মাতৃষ্বসা (matriśvośa).