কেয়া
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀅𑀬 (keaya), from Sanskrit কেতক (ketaka).[1] Doublet of কেওড়া (keōṛa) and কেতকী (ketoki), a tatsama.
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]কেয়া • (keẏa)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Hindustani کیا (kyā) / क्या (kyā).
Alternative forms
[edit]- ক্যা (kê)
Adverb
[edit]কেয়া • (keẏa)
Derived terms
[edit]- কেয়া বাত (keẏa bat)
Etymology 3
[edit]From Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what”). Cognate with Assamese কিয় (kio) and কিয়া (kia). Compare Hindustani کیوں (kyõ) / क्यों (kyõ).
Alternative forms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]কেয়া • (keẏa) (Vanga, Varendra)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937) “কেয়া”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্লিশিং হাউস, pages 566, 570
- ^ Graves Haughton (1833) “কেআ”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language[1], London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 787
- Accessible Dictionary, “কেয়া ২” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “কেয়া ২, ক্যা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
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