আই
Assamese
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese আই (ai), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āyiH. Probably a nursery word. Cognate with Kamta আঈ (ai) / ai. Compare Bodo (India) आइ (ai), Marathi आई (āī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɪ/
Usage notes
Like other Assamese kinship nouns, আই (ai) uses the -এক (-ek) suffix for 3rd person. 2nd person can get the -এৰে (-ere) suffix for contemptuous manner. For example,
Early Assamese
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Aryan *āī. Probably a nursery word.
Noun
আই (ai)
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