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Assamese
Etymology 1
From হ (ho, “be, happen”) + -এ (-e, “3rd person simple present”), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, “to be, become”).
Pronunciation
Interjection
হয় • (hoy)
- yes, yep (affirmative response to a yes-no question)
- happens
প্ৰায়েই তেনেকুৱা হয়।- prayei tenekua hoy.
- This often happens.
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Early Assamese হঁয় (ho̐yo).
Pronunciation
Verb
হয় • (hoy) (used with past suffix -ইল (-il) after the verb.)
- past conditional, would
- (Kamrupi)
মই গেলু হয়, কাম এটাৰ কাণ্ণেহে নগ্লু।- moi gelu hoy, kam etar kannehe noglu.
- I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.
- (Central)
ময় গলোং হয়, কাম এটাআ কাঅণেহে নগলোং।- moy golüṅ hoy, kam etaa kaonehe nogolüṅ.
- I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.
- (Standard)
মই গ’লোঁ হয়, কাম এটাৰ কাৰণেহে নগ’লোঁ।- moi gölü̃ hoy, kam etar karnehe nogölü̃.
- I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.
- Synonym: (more common in Standard Assamese) হেঁতেন (hẽten)
Bengali
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati).
Conjunction
হয় • (hoẏ)
- either
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit हय (haya).
Noun
হয় • (hoẏ)
- horse
Etymology 3
Same as the first etymology.
Verb
হয় • (hoẏ)
- third-person present indicative of হওয়া (hoōẇa)