ꠀꠛꠣꠖꠤ

Sylheti

Etymology

From ꠀꠛꠣꠖ (abad) + -ꠁ (-i). Ultimately from Classical Persian آبادیِ (Ābādī-e, “of the abode, settlement”).

Noun

ꠀꠛꠣꠖꠤ • (abadi)

  1. settler
  2. migrant farmer
  3. (slang) non-Sylheti
    Synonyms: ꠖꠦꠡꠤ (deśi), ꠘꠘꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ (nonosíloṭi)

Adjective

ꠀꠛꠣꠖꠤ • (abadi)

  1. cultivable, fertile

References

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