ꠃꠇꠂꠘ

Sylheti

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Alternative forms

ꠃꠇꠥꠁꠘ (ukuin)

Etymology

From Sanskrit उत्कुण (utkuṇa, “louse, bug”). Cognate with Bengali উকুন (ukun), Assamese ওকণি (ükoni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ukɔin/

Noun

ꠃꠇꠂꠘ • (ukoino)

1. louse
2. head louse

   Synonyms: ꠛꠤꠠꠣ (biṛa), ꠙꠥꠎꠣꠁꠟ (fuzail)

References

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