ꠙꠥꠡ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

  • ꠙꠃꠡ (fouś), ꠚꠃꠡ (fóuś)

Etymology

From Sanskrit पौष (pauṣa). Cognate with Assamese পুহ (puh), Bengali পৌষ (pōuś).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɸuʃ/

Noun

ꠙꠥꠡ • (fuś)

  1. The ninth month of the Assamese lunisolar calendar.
  2. The ninth month of the Bengali solar calendar.
  3. (Hinduism) Pausha, the tenth month of the lunar calendar observed by Sylheti Hindus.

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “fus_¹”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.