ꠜꠣꠖꠧ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

  • ꠜꠣꠖꠅ (bádoo)

Etymology

From Sanskrit भाद्र (bhādra). Cognate with Assamese ভাদ (bhad), Bengali ভাদ্র (bhadro).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bád̪o/

Noun

ꠜꠣꠖꠧ • (bádo)

  1. The fifth month of the Assamese lunisolar calendar.
  2. The fifth month of the Bengali solar calendar.
  3. (Hinduism, Jainism) Bhadrapada, the sixth month of the lunar calendar observed by Sylheti Hindus.

References

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