# মই
## Assamese
### Alternative forms

* মইঁ (moĩ) — Kamrupi
* ময় (moy), মুই (mui) — East Goalpariya

### Etymology

Inherited from Early Assamese মঞি (moñi), মই (moi), Kamarupi Prakrit 𑖦𑖂 (maï, “by me”), 𑖦𑖺𑖊 (moe), from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀇 (maï, “by me”), 𑀫𑀏 (mae), from Sanskrit মযা (máyā, “by me”).
Compare Odia ମୁଁ (mũ), Kamta মুই (mui), মইঁ (moĩ), Sylheti ꠝꠥꠁ (mui), Punjabi ਮੈਂ (maĩ), Nepali म (ma), Bengali মুই (mui), Rohingya mui, Marathi मी (mī), Hindustani مَیں / मैं (ma͠i) all deriving from oblique forms of the first-person personal pronoun.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mɔɪ/
* Audio:(file)

### Pronoun

মই • (moi)
* I (the first person personal singular pronoun)
    মই মানুহ।moi manuh.I am a human.

#### Descendants

* Naga Pidgin: moi
* Nefamese: moi

#### See also

| | | | | | absolutive | oblique | objective | genitive | ergative | dative | locative |
| 1st person | singular | singular | singular | singular | মই (moi) | মো (mü) | মোক (mük) | মোৰ (mür) | — | মোলৈ (müloi) | মোত (müt) |
| 1st person | plural | plural | plural | plural | আমি (ami) | আমা (ama) | আমাক (amak) | আমাৰ (amar) | — | আমালৈ (amaloi) | আমাত (amat) |
| 2nd person | sg. | inferior | inferior | inferior | তই (toi) | তো (tü) | তোক (tük) | তোৰ (tür) | — | তোলৈ (tüloi) | তোত (tüt) |
| তোত (tüt) |||
| 2nd person | sg. | familiar | familiar | familiar | তুমি (tumi) | তোমা (tüma) | তোমাক (tümak) | তোমাৰ (tümar) | — | তোমালৈ (tümaloi) | তোমাত (tümat) |
| 2nd person | sg. | honorific | honorific | honorific | আপুনি (apuni) | আপোনা (apüna) | আপোনাক (apünak) | আপোনাৰ (apünar) | — | আপোনালৈ (apünaloi) | আপোনাত (apünat) |
| 2nd person | pl. | inferior | inferior | inferior | তহঁত (tohõt) | — | তহঁতক (tohõtok) | তহঁতৰ (tohõtor) | তহঁতে (tohõte) | তহঁতলৈ (tohõtoloi) | তহঁতত (tohõtot) |
| তহঁতত (tohõtot) |||
| 2nd person | pl. | familiar | familiar | familiar | তোমালোক (tümalük) | — | তোমালোকক (tümalükok) | তোমালোকৰ (tümalükor) | তোমালোকে (tümalüke) | তোমালোকলৈ (tümalükoloi) | তোমালোকত (tümalükot) |
| 2nd person | pl. | honorific | honorific | honorific | আপোনালোক (apünalük) | — | আপোনালোকক (apünalükok) | আপোনালোকৰ (apünalükor) | আপোনালোকে (apünalüke) | আপোনালোকলৈ (apünalükoloi) | আপোনালোকত (apünalükot) |
| 3rd person | sg. | non hon. | prox. | ♂ | ই (i) | ইয়া (ia) | ইয়াক (iak) | ইয়াৰ (iar) | — | ইয়ালৈ (ialoi) | ইয়াত (iat) |
| 3rd person | sg. | non hon. | prox. | ♀ | এই (ei) | — | এইক (eik) | এইৰ (eir) | — | এইলৈ (eiloi) | এইত (eit) |
| 3rd person | sg. | non hon. | dist. | ♂ | সি (xi) | তা (ta) | তাক (tak) | তাৰ (tar) | — | তালৈ (taloi) | তাত (tat) |
| 3rd person | sg. | non hon. | dist. | ♀ | তাই (tai) | — | তাইক (taik) | তাইৰ (tair) | — | তাইলৈ (tailoi) | তাইত (tait) |
| 3rd person | sg. | honr. | proximal | proximal | এওঁ (eü̃) | — | এওঁক (eü̃k) | এওঁৰ (eü̃r) | — | এওঁলৈ (eü̃loi) | এওঁত (eü̃t) |
| 3rd person | sg. | honr. | distal | distal | তেওঁ (teü̃) | — | তেওঁক (teü̃k) | তেওঁৰ (teü̃r) | — | তেওঁলৈ (teü̃loi) | তেওঁত (teü̃t) |
| 3rd person | sg. | faml., honr. | proximal | proximal | এখেত (ekhet) | — | এখেতক (ekhetok) | এখেতৰ (ekhetor) | এখেতে (ekhete) | এখেতলৈ (ekhetoloi) | এখেতত (ekhetot) |
| 3rd person | sg. | faml., honr. | distal | distal | তেখেত (tekhet) | — | তেখেতক (tekhetok) | তেখেতৰ (tekhetor) | তেখেতে (tekhete) | তেখেতলৈ (tekhetoloi) | তেখেতত (tekhetot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | non hon. | proximal | | ইহঁত (ihõt) | — | ইহঁতক (ihõtok) | ইহঁতৰ (ihõtor) | ইহঁতে (ihõte) | ইহঁতলৈ (ihõtoloi) | ইহঁতত (ihõtot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | non hon. | proximal | ♀ | এইহঁত (eihõt) | — | এইহঁতক (eihõtok) | এইহঁতৰ (eihõtor) | এইহঁতে (eihõte) | এইহঁতলৈ (eihõtoloi) | এইহঁতত (eihõtot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | non hon. | distal | | সিহঁত (xihõt) | — | সিহঁতক (xihõtok) | সিহঁতৰ (xihõtor) | সিহঁতে (xihõte) | সিহঁতলৈ (xihõtoloi) | সিহঁতত (xihõtot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | non hon. | distal | ♀ | তাইহঁত (taihõt) | — | তাইহঁতক (taihõtok) | তাইহঁতৰ (taihõtor) | তাইহঁতে (taihõte) | তাইহঁতলৈ (taihõtoloi) | তাইহঁতত (taihõtot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | honr. | proximal | proximal | এওঁলোক (eü̃lük) | — | এওঁলোকক (eü̃lükok) | এওঁলোকৰ (eü̃lükor) | এওঁলোকে (eü̃lüke) | এওঁলোকলৈ (eü̃lükoloi) | এওঁলোকত (eü̃lükot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | honr. | distal | distal | তেওঁলোক (teü̃lük) | — | তেওঁলোকক (teü̃lükok) | তেওঁলোকৰ (teü̃lükor) | তেওঁলোকে (teü̃lüke) | তেওঁলোকলৈ (teü̃lükoloi) | তেওঁলোকত (teü̃lükot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | faml., honr. | proximal | proximal | এখেতসকল (ekhetxokol) | — | এখেতসকলক (ekhetxokolok) | এখেতসকলৰ (ekhetxokolor) | এখেতসকলে (ekhetxokole) | এখেতসকললৈ (ekhetxokololoi) | এখেতসকলত (ekhetxokolot) |
| 3rd person | pl. | faml., honr. | distal | distal | তেখেতসকল (tekhetxokol) | — | তেখেতসকলক (tekhetxokolok) | তেখেতসকলৰ (tekhetxokolor) | তেখেতসকলে (tekhetxokole) | তেখেতসকললৈ (tekhetxokololoi) | তেখেতসকলত (tekhetxokolot) |

## Bengali
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /moi/

### Etymology 1

From Sanskrit मदि (madi).

#### Alternative forms

* মৈ (mōi)

#### Noun

মই • (moi)
* ladder
* harrow

### Etymology 2
#### Pronoun

মই • (moi)
* Alternative form of মুই (mui, “I”)

### Etymology 3

From Sanskrit মাতুঃষ্ৱসৃ (mātuḥṣbasṛ). Doublet of মাসি (maśi) and মাতৃষ্বসা (matriśvośa).

#### Alternative forms

* মৈ (mōi)
* মসি (mośi) — Varendra

#### Noun

মই • (moi) (Vanga)
* maternal aunt
    Synonyms: খালা (khala), মাসি (maśi)

### References

* Accessible Dictionary, “মই ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
* Accessible Dictionary, “মই, মৈ” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
* Accessible Dictionary, “মই, মৈ” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

## Early Assamese
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit মযা (máyā).

### Pronoun

মই (moi)
* I
** 14th century, Madhav Kandali, Saptakanda Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda:পুনু পুনু বোলাহাঁ দেশক লাগি চল । মই প্ৰাণ তেজিলে পাইবাহাঁ কোন ফল ॥punu punu bölaha̐ deśoko lagi colo , moi praṇo tejile paibaha̐ köno pholo .You tell me repeatedly to go to the country, If I sacrifice my life, what result will you get?

#### Descendants

* Assamese: মই (moi), মইঁ (moĩ) — Kamrupi, ময় (moy), মুই (mui) — East Goalpariya
** Naga Pidgin: moi
** Nefamese: moi

## Hajong
### Etymology

From Assamese মই (moi).

### Pronoun

মই (môi)
* I (singular)