ꠃꠘ꠆ꠖꠥꠞ

Sylheti

ꠄꠇꠐꠣ ꠃꠘ꠆ꠖꠥꠞ

Alternative forms

• ꠃꠘꠖꠥꠞ (undur)

Etymology

From Sanskrit उन्दुर (undura), उन्दुरु (unduru), उन्दरु (undaru), etc. from a lost Vedic substrate language. Cognate with Bengali ইঁদুর (ĩdur), Assamese এন্দুৰ (endur), Hindi इंदुर (indur), Gujarati ઉંદર (undar), Marathi उंदीर (undīr), Konkani उंदिर (undir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /und̪uɾ/

Noun

ꠃꠘ꠆ꠖꠥꠞ • (undur)

1. rat
2. mouse

References

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