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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑁂 (ke), from Sanskrit কঃ (kaḥ, “who”, nominative masculine singular interrogative) or possibly from ক (ka) + ই (i, demonstrative).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
কে • (ke)
- (interrogative) who
- উনি কে?
- Uni ke?
- Who is that?
Inflection
[1]
|
Nominative |
Objective |
Genitive
|
Singular |
কে |
কাকে |
কার
|
Plural |
কারা |
কাদের(কে) |
কাদের
|
References
- ^ Hanne-Ruth Thompson, Bengali, →ISBN page 71
Pali
Alternative scripts
- ke (Latin script)
- 𑀓𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- के (Devanagari script)
- කෙ (Sinhalese script)
- ကေ or ၵေ (Burmese script)
- เก (Thai script)
- ᨠᩮ (Tai Tham script)
- ເກ (Lao script)
- កេ (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄬 (Chakma script)
Pronoun
কে
- Bengali script form of ke, which is nominative/accusative plural of ক (ka, “who (m.)”)