ꠁꠌꠣ ꠝꠣꠍ

Sylheti

Etymology

From ꠁꠌꠣ (isa) and ꠝꠣꠍ (masó, “fish”). Former is from Prakrit *𑀇𑀁𑀘𑀸𑀅 (*iṃcāa), from Sanskrit इञ्चाक (iñcāka).

Noun

ꠁꠌꠣ ꠝꠣꠍ • (isa mas)

  1. shrimp, prawn

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “ica_¹”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
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