Sylheti
Etymology
From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma). Doublet of ꠉꠦꠞꠣꠝ (geram).
Noun
ꠉꠣꠃ • (gau)
- village
Derived terms
- ꠉꠣꠃꠀꠟꠣ (gauala)
- ꠉꠣꠃꠀꠟꠤ (gauali)
- ꠉꠣꠃ꠆ꠃꠣ (gauua)
- ꠉꠣꠃꠉꠦꠞꠣꠝ (gaugeram)
- ꠉꠣꠃꠖꠦꠡ (gaudeś)
- ꠉꠣꠃꠙꠣꠘ꠆ꠌꠣꠁꠔ (gaufansait)
References
- Gwynn, Roger (2016) “gau”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press, page 146.