ꠀꠡꠤꠘ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

  • ꠀꠡ꠆ꠡꠤꠘ (aśśin)

Etymology

From Sanskrit आश्विन (āśvina). Cognate with Assamese আহিন (ahin), Bengali আশ্বিন (aśśin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʃin/

Noun

ꠀꠡꠤꠘ • (aśin)

  1. The sixth month of the Assamese lunisolar calendar.
  2. The sixth month of the Bengali solar calendar.
  3. (Hinduism) Aswayuja, the seventh month of the lunar calendar observed by Sylheti Hindus.

References

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