কেনে
Assamese
Alternative forms
- কেনাই (kenai) — Nalbari (Kamrupi)
- কেনা (kena) — Dehan
Etymology
Inherited from Early Assamese কেহ্নৈ (kehnoi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛ.nɛ/
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Adverb
কেনে • (kene)
- (state) how
- ভালকৈ চাই লোৱা কেনে দেখি? ― bhalkoi sai lüa kene dekhi? ― Look clearly how it looks like.
Synonyms
- কেনেকুৱা (kenekua) (more emphatic)
Derived terms
See also
Bengali
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈke.ne]
Audio: (file)
Verb
কেনে • (kene)
- third-person present indicative of কেনা (kena)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
কেনে • (kêne)
- alternative form of কেন (kênô, “why”)
Alternative forms
- কেন (kênô)
- ক্যান (kên)
Derived terms
- কেনেনা (kênena)
References
- Accessible Dictionary, “কেন, কেনে, কেনি (মধ্যযুগীয় বাংলা)” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
Early Assamese
Etymology
Cognate with Kamta কেনে (kene), Bengali কেন (keno).
Pronoun
কেনে (kene)
- (interrogative) why
- Synonym: কিস (kiso)
- তুমি কেনে নথাকিলা শাশুৰীৰ পাশে? ― tumi kene nothakila śaśurīro paśe? ― Why did you not stay with mother in law?
Hajong
Etymology
Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠦꠘꠦ (xene), Assamese কেলেই (kelei), Bengali কেন (keno)
Pronoun
কেনে (kene)
- (interrogative) why
Kamta
Etymology
Cognate with Sylheti ꠇꠦꠘꠦ (xene), Bengali কেন (keno)
Pronoun
কেনে (kene)
- (interrogative) why