ꠗꠣꠞ

Sylheti

Etymology

From Sanskrit धारा (dhārā). Cognate with Assamese ধাৰ (dhar), Bengali ধার (dhar), Hindustani دهار / धार (dhār). Doublet of ꠗꠣꠞꠣ (dára).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪áɾ/

Noun

ꠗꠣꠞ • (dár)

  1. edge
  2. sharpness
  3. current
  4. indebtedness
    Synonym: ꠇꠞꠎ (xorozo)

Derived terms

  • ꠇꠞꠎ ꠗꠣꠞ (xorozo dár)

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “đar_¹”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press, page 95.
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