ꠉꠤꠀꠘ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

• ꠉꠦꠀꠘ (gean)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna). Cognate with Assamese জ্ঞান (gyan), Bengali জ্ঞান (gên), Hindustani ज्ञान (jñān) / علم (jñān).

Noun

ꠉꠤꠀꠘ • (gian)

1. knowledge

   Synonym: ꠎꠣꠘꠣ (zana)

Derived terms

• ꠛꠤꠉ꠆ꠉꠤꠀꠘ (biggian)

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “gian”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press, page 149.