ମାଈ

Odia

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀇 (māi), from Sanskrit मातृ (mātṛ, “mother”). Cognate with Assamese মাই (mai), Bengali মেয়ে (meẏe), Bhojpuri माई (māī), Maithili माई (māī), and Nepali माउ (māu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mai/

Adjective

ମାଈ (māi)

1. female

Noun

ମାଈ (māi)

1. woman

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ମାଈ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
• Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya‎^[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 22
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mātŕ̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 576