"কই" meaning in Bengali

See কই in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /koi̯/ (note: Rarh), [ˈkoi̯] (note: Rarh), /koi̯/ (note: Dhaka), [ˈkoi̯] (note: Dhaka) Forms: koi [romanization], কৈ [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Bengali কহি (kohi), from Sanskrit *क्वधि (kvadhi), derived from क्व (kvà, “where?”), from Proto-Indo-European *kúwo. Compare Early Assamese কহিত (kohito), Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bn|inc-mbn|কহি|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Bengali কহি (kohi), {{inh+|bn|inc-mbn|কহি}} Inherited from Middle Bengali কহি (kohi), {{inh|bn|sa|*क्वधि}} Sanskrit *क्वधि (kvadhi), {{der|bn|ine-pro|*kú|*kúwo}} Proto-Indo-European *kúwo, {{cog|inc-oas|কহিত}} Early Assamese কহিত (kohito) Head templates: {{head|bn|adverb|head=|sort=|tr=}} কই • (koi), {{bn-adverb}} কই • (koi)
  1. where Synonyms: কোথায়
    Sense id: en-কই-bn-adv-tIERwQxl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /koi̯/ (note: Rarh), [ˈkoi̯] (note: Rarh), /koi̯/ (note: Dhaka), [ˈkoi̯] (note: Dhaka)
Etymology: Inherited from Sanskrit कवयी (kavayī), a compound of क (ka, “water”) + वय् (vay, “to go”) + -ई (-ī, nominal suffix), literally meaning "the one who goes through water"; the second element is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase”). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=bn}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bn|sa|कवयी|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit कवयी (kavayī), {{inh+|bn|sa|कवयी}} Inherited from Sanskrit कवयी (kavayī), {{compound|sa|क|वय्|-इन्|alt3=-ई|nocat=1|pos3=nominal suffix|t1=water|t2=to go}} क (ka, “water”) + वय् (vay, “to go”) + -ई (-ī, nominal suffix), {{der|bn|ine-pro|*weyh₁-||to chase}} Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase”) Head templates: {{head|bn|noun|||||||||||||||||autotrinfl=1|head=|sort=|tr=|tr2=}} কই • (koi), {{bn-noun}} কই • (koi) Inflection templates: {{bn-decl-noun-c|gen=কইর|gen-p=কইদের|gen-p-tr=kôider|gen-s=কইটার, কইটির|gen-s-tr=kôiṭar (colloquial), kôiṭir (formal)|gen-tr=kôir|nom=কই|nom-p=কইরা|nom-p-tr=kôira|nom-s=কইটা, কইটি|nom-s-tr=kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)|nom-tr=kôi|obj=কইকে|obj-p=কইদের(কে)|obj-p-tr=kôider(ke)|obj-s=কইটাকে, কইটিকে|obj-s-tr=kôiṭake (colloquial), kôiṭike (formal)|obj-tr=kôike}}, {{bn-decl-noun|gen=কইর|gen-p=কইগুলার, কইগুলোর|gen-p-tr=kôigular (colloquial), kôigulor (formal)|gen-s=কইটার, কইটির|gen-s-tr=kôiṭar (colloquial), kôiṭir (formal)|gen-tr=kôir|loc=কইতে|loc-p=কইগুলাতে / কইগুলায়, কইগুলোতে|loc-p-tr=kôigulate / kôigulay (colloquial), kôigulote (formal)|loc-s=কইটাতে / কইটায়, কইটিতে|loc-s-tr=kôiṭate / kôiṭay (colloquial), kôiṭite (formal)|loc-tr=kôite|nom=কই|nom-p=কইগুলা, কইগুলো|nom-p-tr=kôigula (colloquial), kôigulo (formal)|nom-s=কইটা , কইটি|nom-s-tr=kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)|nom-tr=kôi|obj=কই / কইকে|obj-p=কইগুলা, কইগুলো|obj-p-tr=kôigula (colloquial), kôigulo (formal)|obj-s=কইটা, কইটি|obj-s-tr=kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)|obj-tr=kôi (semantically general or indefinite) / kôike (semantically definite)}} Forms: koi [romanization], animate [table-tags], কই [indefinite, nominative], কইকে [indefinite, objective], কইর [genitive, indefinite], কইটা [definite, nominative, singular], কইটি (kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)) [definite, nominative, singular], কইরা [definite, nominative, plural], কইটাকে [definite, objective, singular], কইটিকে (kôiṭake (colloquial), kôiṭike (formal)) [definite, objective, singular], কইদের(কে) [definite, objective, plural], কইদের(কে) [definite, objective, plural], কইটার [definite, genitive, singular], কইটির (kôiṭar (colloquial), kôiṭir (formal)) [definite, genitive, singular], কইদের [definite, genitive, plural], Objective Note: In some dialects [definite, genitive], -রে marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). [definite, genitive], inanimate [table-tags], কই [indefinite, nominative], কই [indefinite, objective], কইকে (kôi (semantically general or indefinite) / kôike (semantically definite)) [indefinite, objective], কইর [genitive, indefinite], কইতে [indefinite, locative], কইটা [definite, nominative, singular], কইটি (kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)) [definite, nominative, singular], কইগুলা [definite, nominative, plural], কইগুলো (kôigula (colloquial), kôigulo (formal)) [definite, nominative, plural], কইটা [definite, objective, singular], কইটি (kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)) [definite, objective, singular], কইগুলা [definite, objective, plural], কইগুলো (kôigula (colloquial), kôigulo (formal)) [definite, objective, plural], কইটার [definite, genitive, singular], কইটির (kôiṭar (colloquial), kôiṭir (formal)) [definite, genitive, singular], কইগুলার [definite, genitive, plural], কইগুলোর (kôigular (colloquial), kôigulor (formal)) [definite, genitive, plural], কইটাতে [definite, locative, singular], কইটায় [definite, locative, singular], কইটিতে (kôiṭate / kôiṭay (colloquial), kôiṭite (formal)) [definite, locative, singular], কইগুলাতে [definite, locative, plural], কইগুলায় [definite, locative, plural], কইগুলোতে (kôigulate / kôigulay (colloquial), kôigulote (formal)) [definite, locative, plural], Objective Note: In some dialects [definite, locative], -রে marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). [definite, locative], কৈ [alternative]
  1. Gangetic koi, Anabas cobojius
    Sense id: en-কই-bn-noun-g8MLRL0j Categories (other): Bengali entries with incorrect language header, Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fish, Foods Disambiguation of Bengali entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Bengali terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Fish: 0 100 Disambiguation of Foods: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "form": "কইতে",
      "roman": "kôite",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "কইটা",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "কইগুলা",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "কইগুলো (kôigula (colloquial), kôigulo (formal))",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "কইটা",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "definite",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "কইটি (kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal))",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "objective",
        "singular"
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      "form": "কইগুলা",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "objective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইগুলো (kôigula (colloquial), kôigulo (formal))",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "objective",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইটার",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইটির (kôiṭar (colloquial), kôiṭir (formal))",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইগুলার",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইগুলোর (kôigular (colloquial), kôigulor (formal))",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইটাতে",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইটায়",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইটিতে (kôiṭate / kôiṭay (colloquial), kôiṭite (formal))",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "কইগুলাতে",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইগুলায়",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "কইগুলোতে (kôigulate / kôigulay (colloquial), kôigulote (formal))",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "autotrinfl": "1",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "tr2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "কই • (koi)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "কই • (koi)",
      "name": "bn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "gen": "কইর",
        "gen-p": "কইদের",
        "gen-p-tr": "kôider",
        "gen-s": "কইটার, কইটির",
        "gen-s-tr": "kôiṭar (colloquial), kôiṭir (formal)",
        "gen-tr": "kôir",
        "nom": "কই",
        "nom-p": "কইরা",
        "nom-p-tr": "kôira",
        "nom-s": "কইটা, কইটি",
        "nom-s-tr": "kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)",
        "nom-tr": "kôi",
        "obj": "কইকে",
        "obj-p": "কইদের(কে)",
        "obj-p-tr": "kôider(ke)",
        "obj-s": "কইটাকে, কইটিকে",
        "obj-s-tr": "kôiṭake (colloquial), kôiṭike (formal)",
        "obj-tr": "kôike"
      },
      "name": "bn-decl-noun-c"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "gen": "কইর",
        "gen-p": "কইগুলার, কইগুলোর",
        "gen-p-tr": "kôigular (colloquial), kôigulor (formal)",
        "gen-s": "কইটার, কইটির",
        "gen-s-tr": "kôiṭar (colloquial), kôiṭir (formal)",
        "gen-tr": "kôir",
        "loc": "কইতে",
        "loc-p": "কইগুলাতে / কইগুলায়, কইগুলোতে",
        "loc-p-tr": "kôigulate / kôigulay (colloquial), kôigulote (formal)",
        "loc-s": "কইটাতে / কইটায়, কইটিতে",
        "loc-s-tr": "kôiṭate / kôiṭay (colloquial), kôiṭite (formal)",
        "loc-tr": "kôite",
        "nom": "কই",
        "nom-p": "কইগুলা, কইগুলো",
        "nom-p-tr": "kôigula (colloquial), kôigulo (formal)",
        "nom-s": "কইটা , কইটি",
        "nom-s-tr": "kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)",
        "nom-tr": "kôi",
        "obj": "কই / কইকে",
        "obj-p": "কইগুলা, কইগুলো",
        "obj-p-tr": "kôigula (colloquial), kôigulo (formal)",
        "obj-s": "কইটা, কইটি",
        "obj-s-tr": "kôiṭa (colloquial), kôiṭi (formal)",
        "obj-tr": "kôi (semantically general or indefinite) / kôike (semantically definite)"
      },
      "name": "bn-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Bengali",
  "lang_code": "bn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Gangetic koi, Anabas cobojius"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Gangetic",
          "Gangetic"
        ],
        [
          "koi",
          "koi"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/koi̯/",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkoi̯]",
      "note": "Rarh"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/koi̯/",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkoi̯]",
      "note": "Dhaka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "কই"
}

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