ꠙꠔꠣ

Sylheti

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रा॒तः (prātáḥ, “early in the morning”). Compare Assamese প্রাতঃকাল, Bengali প্রাতঃকাল (pratoḥkal), Hindi प्रातःकाल (prātaḥkāl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɸɔt̪a/, /fɔt̪a/

Noun

ꠙꠔꠣ • (fota)

  1. before dawn.
  2. early morning.
  3. (Islam) a pre-dawn meal before fasting begins at dawn (fajr).

References

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