ꠛꠤꠙꠖ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

  • ꠛꠤꠙꠔ (bifoto)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विपद् (vipad). Cognate with Assamese বিপদ (bipod), Bengali বিপদ (bipod), Hindustani وپت / विपद् (vipad), Odia ବିପଦ୍ (bipad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bifɔd̪/

Noun

ꠛꠤꠙꠖ • (bifod)

  1. danger
  2. predicament

References

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