হয়

Assamese

Etymology 1

From হ (ho, “be, happen”) +‎ -এ (-e, “3rd person simple present”), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati, “to be, become”). Cognate with Sylheti ꠅ’ꠄ (óe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔé/

Interjection

হয় • (hoy)

1. yes, yep (affirmative response to a yes-no question)

   হয়, মই তেওঁক তেনেকুৱা কৰা দেখিছোঁ।

   hoy, moi teü̃k tenekua kora dekhisü̃.

   Yes, I've seen him do that.

2. happens

   প্ৰায়েই তেনেকুৱা হয়।

   prayei tenekua hoy.

   This often happens.

Antonyms

• নহয় (nohoy)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Early Assamese হঁয় (ho̐yo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɔj/

Verb

হয় • (hoy) (used with past suffix -ইল (-il) after the verb.)

1. past conditional, would

   (Kamrupi)

   মই গেলু হয়, কাম এটাৰ কাণ্ণেহে নগ্লু।

   moi gelu hoy, kam etar kannehe noglu.

   I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.

   (Central)

   ময় গলোং হয়, কাম এটাআ কাঅণেহে নগলোং।

   moy golüṅ hoy, kam etaa kaonehe nogolüṅ.

   I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.

   (Standard)

   মই গ’লোঁ হয়, কাম এটাৰ কাৰণেহে নগ’লোঁ।

   moi gölü̃ hoy, kam etar karnehe nogölü̃.

   I would go, (but) I didn't go due to a work only.

   Synonym: (more common in Standard Assamese) হেঁতেন (hẽten)

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɦɔe̯/, [ˈɦɔe̯]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɦɔe̯/, [ˈɦɔe̯]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), from Sanskrit भवति (bhavati).

Conjunction

হয় • (hoẏ)

1. either

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit हय (haya).

Noun

হয় • (hoẏ)

1. horse

Etymology 3

Same as the first etymology.

Verb

হয় • (hoẏ)

1. third-person present indicative of হওয়া (hoōẇa)