ꠀꠟꠤ

Sylheti

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). Compare English Ali.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ali/

Proper noun

ꠀꠟꠤ • (ali)

  1. a surname
See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit आलस्य (ā́lasya). Doublet of ꠄꠟꠣ (ela).

Pronunciation

Noun

ꠀꠟꠤ • (ali)

  1. laziness
  2. lazy person

Etymology 3

Compare हल (hala, “plough”), حال (ḥāl, “state, condition”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ꠀꠟꠤ • (ali)

  1. set of four

Etymology 4

From Sanskrit अलि (ali).

Pronunciation

Noun

ꠀꠟꠤ • (ali)

  1. lizard

Etymology 5

Inherited from Sanskrit आली (ālī, “line, row”). Cognate with Assamese আলি (ali). Doublet of ꠀꠁꠟ (ail).

Pronunciation

Noun

ꠀꠟꠤ • (ali)

  1. alley, path
    Synonym: ꠙꠕ (fotó)
  2. itinerary
    Synonym: ꠗꠣꠞꠣ (dára)

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “ali_¹”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “ali_²”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “ali_³”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
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