ꠗꠣꠘ

Sylheti

Etymology

From Sanskrit धान्य (dhānya). Cognate with Assamese ধান (dhan), Bengali ধান (dhan), Hindi धान (dhān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪án/

Noun

ꠗꠣꠘ • (dán)

  1. paddy
  2. rice plant (Oryza sativa)
  3. unhusked rice

See also

References

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