Inherited from Middle Bengali মাইয়া (maiẏa), from Prakrit *𑀫𑀸𑀇𑀆 (*māiā), from Sanskrit मातृका (mātṛkā, “(someone) like the mother”), from मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠝꠣꠁꠀ (maia), ꠝꠣꠁ (mai), Assamese মাই (mai), Odia ମାଈ (māi). Doublet of মা (ma), মাতা (mata), মাতৃ (matri), মাই (mai, “breast”), and মাসি (maśi).
মেয়ে • (meẏe)
| Inflection of মেয়ে | |||
| nominative | মেয়ে meẏe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | মেয়েকে meẏeke | ||
| genitive | মেয়ের meẏer | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | মেয়ে meẏe | ||
| objective | মেয়েকে meẏeke | ||
| genitive | মেয়ের meẏer | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | মেয়েটা, মেয়েটি meẏeṭa (colloquial), meẏeṭi (formal) |
মেয়েরা meẏera | |
| objective | মেয়েটাকে, মেয়েটিকে meẏeṭake (colloquial), meẏeṭike (formal) |
মেয়েদের(কে) meẏeder(ke) | |
| genitive | মেয়েটার, মেয়েটির meẏeṭar (colloquial), meẏeṭir (formal) |
মেয়েদের meẏeder | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
মেয়ে • (meẏe) (comparative আরও মেয়ে, superlative সবচেয়ে মেয়ে)