Sylheti
Etymology
From ꠁ (i) + ꠟꠣꠈꠣꠘ (laxán). Compare ꠁꠟꠣ (ila), ꠁꠟꠣꠘ (ilan).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ꠁꠟꠣꠈꠣꠘ • (ilaxán)
- like this, thus, so, such
2016, Bible in Sylheti, ꠝꠣꠞ꠆ꠇꠥꠍ [Mark] 2:7:“ꠁ ꠝꠣꠘꠡꠦ ꠁꠟꠣꠈꠣꠘ ꠝꠣꠔꠦꠞ ꠇꠦꠘꠦ? ꠢꠦ ꠔ ꠡꠤꠞꠤꠇꠤ ꠇꠞꠦꠞ”- “I manśe ilaxán mater xene? He to śiriki xorer”
- “Why does this fellow speak in this way? It is blasphemy!” (RSV)
References
- Gwynn, Roger (2016) “ilakan”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.