ꠀꠀꠠ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit आषाढ (āṣāḍha). Cognate with Assamese আহাৰ (ahar), Bengali আষাঢ় (aśaṛh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /áɽ/

Noun

ꠀꠀꠠ • (aaṛ)

  1. The third month of the Assamese lunisolar calendar.
  2. The third month of the Bengali solar calendar.
  3. (Hinduism) Aashaadha, the fourth month of the lunar calendar observed by Sylheti Hindus.

References

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