যে

Bengali

Alternative forms

• জে (je) — archaic, obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀚𑁂 (je), from Sanskrit যঃ (yaḥ, “who”, nominative masculine singular relative pronoun) or possibly from য (ya) +‎ ই (i, demonstrative). It was formerly written as জে (je), but then respelled under the influence of the Sanskrit etymon.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe/, [ˈd͡ʒeˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /dʑe/, [ˈdʑeː], [ˈdʑeˑ]

Pronoun

যে • (je)

1. who, which, that
2. what (in some compounds)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ye (Latin script)
• 𑀬𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• ये (Devanagari script)
• යෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ယေ (Burmese script)
• เย (Thai script)
• ᨿᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຍ or ເຢ (Lao script)
• យេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑄬 (Chakma script)

Pronoun

যে (ye)

1. Bengali script form of ye, which is masculine nominative/accusative plural of য (ya, “who (relative)”)