কে

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑁂 (ke), from Sanskrit কঃ (kaḥ, who, nominative masculine singular interrogative) or possibly from (ka) +‎ (i, demonstrative).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ke/, [ˈkeː], [ˈkeˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ke/, [ˈkeː], [ˈkeˑ]
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Pronoun

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কে (ke)

  1. (interrogative) who
    উনি কে?
    Uni ke?
    Who is that?

Inflection

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Nominative Objective Genitive
Singular কে কাকে কার
Plural কারা কাদের(কে) কাদের

References

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  1. ^ Hanne-Ruth Thompson, Bengali, →ISBN page 71

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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কে

  1. Bengali script form of ke, which is nominative/accusative plural of (ka, who (m.))