ꠢꠦ

Sylheti

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit *से (*se), from स (sa, third person singular pronoun) +‎ इ (i, demonstrative), from Proto-Indo-European *só and *h₁i, respectively. Cognate with Assamese সি (xi), Bengali সে (śe), Odia ସେ (se) and Maithili 𑂮𑂵 (se).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /he˦/

Pronoun

ꠢꠦ • (he) (genitive ꠢꠦꠞ, objective ꠢꠦꠞꠦ, nominative plural ꠢꠦꠞꠣ)

1. he
   • 2017, Folktales in Sylheti: The Boy Who Cried Tiger, →ISBN:

     ꠉꠞꠥ ꠞꠣꠇꠣꠔ ꠉꠤꠀ ꠢꠦ ꠢꠇꠟ ꠡꠝꠄ ꠄꠇꠐꠣ ꠖꠥꠡ꠆ꠐꠣꠝꠤ ꠇꠞꠔ

     goru raxat gia he hoxol śomoe exṭa duśṭami xorto

     Upon going to the cattle pasture, he would always make mischief.

Adjective

ꠢꠦ • (he)

1. (demonstrative) that

   ꠢꠦ ꠛꠦꠐꠣ ꠇꠦ? ― he beṭa xe? ― Who is that man?

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016), “he”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.