খাই

Bengali

Etymology

Khasi: Most probably from খাহিয়া (khahiẏa), a transformation of খাসিয়া (khaśiẏa).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰai̯/, [ˈkʰai̯]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰai̯/, [ˈkʰai̯]

Adjective

খাই • (khai) (comparative আরও খাই, superlative সবচেয়ে খাই) (Vanga)

  1. Vaṅga variant of খাসিয়া (khaśiẏa)
    যুদ্ধ করি খাই রাজারে বান্ধিয়া আনিল
    পণ দিয়া খাই রাজা ফিরিয়া দেশে গেল।
    juddhô kôri khai rajare bandhiẏa anilô
    pôṇ diẏa khai raja phiriẏa deśe gelô.
    He fought and captured the Khasi king
    After giving paying the money, the Khasi king returned to his country.
    - Pagal Thakur

Verb

খাই • (khai)

  1. first-person simple present of খাওয়া (khaōẇa, “eat, drink, consume”)
    আমি রোজ ভাত খাই।
    ami rōj bhat khai.
    I eat rice every day.

Noun

খাই • (khai)

  1. act of eating
  2. desire for food, appetite
  3. glutton, voracious eater
  4. hole, ditch, trench

Declension
Inflection of খাই
nominative খাই
khai
objective খাই / খাইকে
khai (semantically general or indefinite) / khaike (semantically definite)
genitive খাইর
khair
locative খাইতে / খাইয়
khaite / khaiẏ
Indefinite forms
nominative খাই
khai
objective খাই / খাইকে
khai (semantically general or indefinite) / khaike (semantically definite)
genitive খাইর
khair
locative খাইতে / খাইয়
khaite / khaiẏ
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative খাইটি , খাইটা
khaiṭi, khaiṭa		 খাইগুলি, খাইগুলা, খাইগুলো
khaiguli, khaigula, khaigulō
objective খাইটি, খাইটা
khaiṭi, khaiṭa		 খাইগুলি, খাইগুলা, খাইগুলো
khaiguli, khaigula, khaigulō
genitive খাইটির, খাইটার
khaiṭir, khaiṭar		 খাইগুলির, খাইগুলার, খাইগুলোর
khaigulir, khaigular, khaigulōr
locative খাইটিতে, খাইটাতে, খাইটায়
khaiṭite, khaiṭate, khaiṭaẏ		 খাইগুলিতে, খাইগুলাতে, খাইগুলায়, খাইগুলোতে
khaigulite, khaigulate, khaigulaẏ, khaigulōte
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms
  • খাইখরচ (khaikhoroc)
  • খাইখাই (khaikhai)
  • খাইখালাসি (khaikhalaśi)
  • খাইয়ে (khaiẏe)

References
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “খাই”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
  • Accessible Dictionary, খাই, Government of Bangladesh
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