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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑁂 (je), from Sanskrit যঃ (yaḥ, “who”, nominative masculine singular relative pronoun) or possibly from য (ya) + ই (i, demonstrative). It was formerly written as জে (je), but then respelled under the influence of the Sanskrit etymon.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
যে • (je)
- who, which, that
- what (in some compounds)
Pali
Alternative scripts
- ye (Latin script)
- 𑀬𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- ये (Devanagari script)
- යෙ (Sinhalese script)
- ယေ (Burmese script)
- เย (Thai script)
- ᨿᩮ (Tai Tham script)
- ເຍ or ເຢ (Lao script)
- យេ (Khmer script)
- 𑄠𑄬 (Chakma script)
Pronoun
যে (ye)
- Bengali script form of ye, which is masculine nominative/accusative plural of য (ya, “who (relative)”)