ꠌꠗꠞꠤ

Sylheti

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). Cognate with Assamese চৌধুৰী (soudhuri), Hindi चौधरी (caudhrī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔd̪ɾi/

Noun

ꠌꠗꠞꠤ • (sodri)

  1. village headman

Proper noun

ꠌꠗꠞꠤ • (sodri)

  1. a title
  2. a surname

See also

References

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