ꠀꠉꠘ

Sylheti

Etymology

From Sanskrit अग्रहायण (agrahāyaṇa). Cognate with Assamese আঘোণ (aghün), Bengali অগ্রহায়ণ (ogrohaẏon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡɔn/

Noun

ꠀꠉꠘ • (agono)

  1. The eighth month of the Assamese lunisolar calendar.
  2. The eighth month of the Bengali solar calendar.
  3. (Hinduism) Margashirsha, the ninth month of the lunar calendar observed by Sylheti Hindus.

References

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