হয়

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Assamese

Etymology 1

From (ho, be, happen) +‎ -এ (-e, 3rd person simple present), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, to be, become).

Pronunciation

Interjection

হয় (hoy)

  1. yes, yep (affirmative response to a yes-no question)
    হয়, মই তেওঁক তেনেকুৱা কৰা দেখিছোঁ
    hoy, moi teü̃k tenekua kora dekhisü̃.
    Yes, I've seen him do that.
  2. 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.)

  1. 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

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /hɔe̯/,
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /hɔe̯/,

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati).

Conjunction

হয় (hoẏ)

  1. either

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit हय (haya).

Noun

হয় (hoẏ)

  1. horse

Etymology 3

Same as the first etymology.

Verb

হয় (hoẏ)

  1. third-person present indicative of হওয়া (hoōẇa)