ꠉꠥ

Sylheti

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀕𑀽𑀳 (gūha), from Sanskrit गूथ (gūtha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *guHtʰás. Cognate with Assamese গু (gu), Odia ଗୁହ (guha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡu/

Noun

ꠉꠥ • (gu)

  1. excrement, shit
  2. rubbish

References

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