বি-

See also: বা, ব, and বে-

Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit वि (vi), from Proto-Indo-European *wi (“apart, away”). Cognate with Hittite [script needed] (nawi, “not yet”), Old English wiþ.

Prefix

বি- • (vi-)

1. Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of speech derived from verbs, to express division, distinction, distribution, arrangement, order, opposition, or deliberation.

Derived terms

Assamese terms prefixed with বি-

Bengali

Etymology

From Sanskrit वि (vi), from Proto-Indo-European *wi (“apart, away”). Cognate with Hittite [script needed] (nawi, “not yet”), Old English wiþ (whence English with).

Prefix

বি- • (bi-)

1. Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of speech derived from verbs, to express division, distinction, distribution, arrangement, order, opposition, or deliberation.

Derived terms

Bengali terms prefixed with বি-