ꠘꠥꠘꠣ

Sylheti

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Classical Persian نمکین (namakīn). Compare Hindi नमकीन (namkīn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuna/

Adjective

ꠘꠥꠘꠣ • (nuna)

  1. salty

See also

Basic tastes in Sylheti (layout · text)
ꠝꠤꠑꠣ (miṭá) ꠐꠦꠋꠉꠣ (ṭeṅga) ꠘꠥꠘꠣ (nuna) ꠔꠤꠔ꠆ꠔꠣ (titta) ꠏꠣꠟ (zál) ꠝꠏꠣꠞ (mozár)

References

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