এই

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Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese এহি (ehi), from Sanskrit এষ (eṣa, this).

Doublet of (i).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛi/
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Adjective

এই (ei)

  1. this
    এইখন কিতাপ, এই কিতাপখনeikhon kitap, ei kitapkhonThis is a book, this book
    মোৰ মা এই মুহূৰ্ত ঘৰনাই
    mür ma ei muhurtot ghorot nai.
    My mother is not at home at this moment.

Pronoun

এই (ei)

  1. (proximal) she

See also

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit एष (eṣa), from a compound of Proto-Indo-European *éy + *só.

Pronunciation

Adjective

এই (ei) (comparative আরও এই, superlative সবচেয়ে এই)

  1. this
    আমার মা এই মুহূর্তে বাড়িতে নেই।
    amar ma ei muhurte baṛite nei.
    My mother is not at home at this moment.

Derived terms