ꠉꠣꠃ

Sylheti

Etymology

From Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma). Doublet of ꠉꠦꠞꠣꠝ (geram).

Noun

ꠉꠣꠃ • (gau)

1. village

Derived terms

• ꠉꠣꠃꠀꠟꠣ (gauala)
• ꠉꠣꠃꠀꠟꠤ (gauali)
• ꠉꠣꠃ꠆ꠃꠣ (gauua)
• ꠉꠣꠃꠉꠦꠞꠣꠝ (gaugeram)
• ꠉꠣꠃꠖꠦꠡ (gaudeś)
• ꠉꠣꠃꠙꠣꠘ꠆ꠌꠣꠁꠔ (gaufansait)

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “gau”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press, page 146.