"কেয়া" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Bengali]

IPA: /kea/ Forms: keẏa [romanization], ক্যা [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani کیا (kyā) / क्या (kyā). Head templates: {{head|bn|adverb|head=|sort=|tr=}} কেয়া • (keẏa), {{bn-adv}} কেয়া • (keẏa)
  1. (rhetorical) such, what, how Synonyms: কি Derived forms: কেয়া বাত (keẏa bat)
    Sense id: en-কেয়া-bn-adv-oysX714u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb [Bengali]

IPA: /kea/ Forms: keẏa [romanization], কা [alternative], ক্যা [alternative], ক্যাঁ [alternative]
Etymology: From Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what”). Cognate with Assamese কিয় (kio) and কিয়া (kia). Compare Hindustani کیوں (kyõ) / क्यों (kyõ). Etymology templates: {{der|bn|sa|किम्||what}} Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what”), {{cog|as|কিয়|tr=kio}} Assamese কিয় (kio) Head templates: {{head|bn|adverb|head=|sort=|tr=}} কেয়া • (keẏa), {{bn-adv}} কেয়া • (keẏa), {{tlb|bn|Vaṅga|Varendra}} (Vanga, Varendra)
  1. why Synonyms: কেন
    Sense id: en-কেয়া-bn-adv-K-I8WF8V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [Bengali]

IPA: /kea/ Forms: keẏa [romanization], কেআ [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀅𑀬 (keaya), from Sanskrit কেতক (ketaka). Doublet of কেওড়া (keōṛa) and কেতকী (ketoki), a tatsama. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bn|pra|𑀓𑁂𑀅𑀬|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀅𑀬 (keaya), {{inh+|bn|pra|𑀓𑁂𑀅𑀬}} Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀅𑀬 (keaya), {{inh|bn|sa|केतक|কেতক}} Sanskrit কেতক (ketaka), {{dbt|bn|কেওড়া|কেতকী}} Doublet of কেওড়া (keōṛa) and কেতকী (ketoki), {{lang|bn|কেয়া}} কেয়া, {{taxfmt|Pandanus odorifer|species}} Pandanus odorifer Head templates: {{head|bn|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} কেয়া • (keẏa), {{bn-noun}} কেয়া • (keẏa)
  1. screw pine (Pandanus odorifer, syn. P. odoratissimus) Synonyms: কেতকী, কেতক, কেওড়া Meronyms: কেয়াপাতা (english: leaf), কেউ (english: flower), কেয়াফুল (english: flower), কেয়াকাঁদি (english: cluster of flowers)
    Sense id: en-কেয়া-bn-noun-VwG5h9OL Categories (other): Bengali entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vangiya Bengali, Varendra Bengali, Varendri Bengali, Pandanales order plants, Trees Disambiguation of Bengali entries with incorrect language header: 3 17 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 15 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 12 85 Disambiguation of Vangiya Bengali: 13 22 65 Disambiguation of Varendra Bengali: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of Varendri Bengali: 13 22 65 Disambiguation of Pandanales order plants: 2 9 90 Disambiguation of Trees: 5 26 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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          "what"
        ],
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "rhetorical",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rhetorical) such, what, how"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "কি"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kea/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hindustani language"
  ],
  "word": "কেয়া"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Bengali adverbs",
    "Bengali entries with incorrect language header",
    "Bengali lemmas",
    "Bengali terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vangiya Bengali",
    "Varendra Bengali",
    "Varendri Bengali",
    "bn:Pandanales order plants",
    "bn:Trees"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "किम्",
        "4": "",
        "5": "what"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "as",
        "2": "কিয়",
        "tr": "kio"
      },
      "expansion": "Assamese কিয় (kio)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Sanskrit किम् (kim, “what”). Cognate with Assamese কিয় (kio) and কিয়া (kia). Compare Hindustani کیوں (kyõ) / क्यों (kyõ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "keẏa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কা",
      "roman": "ka",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ক্যা",
      "roman": "kê",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ক্যাঁ",
      "roman": "kễ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "কেয়া • (keẏa)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "কেয়া • (keẏa)",
      "name": "bn-adv"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bn",
        "2": "Vaṅga",
        "3": "Varendra"
      },
      "expansion": "(Vanga, Varendra)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bengali",
  "lang_code": "bn",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "why"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "কেন"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kea/"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Hindustani language"
  ],
  "word": "কেয়া"
}

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