ꠉꠤꠀꠘ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

  • ꠉꠦꠀꠘ (gean)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna). Cognate with Assamese জ্ঞান (gyan), Bengali জ্ঞান (gên), Hindustani ज्ञान (jñān) / علم (jñān).

Noun

ꠉꠤꠀꠘ • (gian)

  1. knowledge
    Synonym: ꠎꠣꠘꠣ (zana)

Derived terms

  • ꠛꠤꠉ꠆ꠉꠤꠀꠘ (biggian)

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “gian”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press, page 149.
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