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ꠎꠂꠑ

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Sylheti

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit जैष्ठ्य (jaiṣṭhya). Cognate with Assamese জেঠ (zeth), Bengali জৈষ্ঠ্য (jōiśṭṭho).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꠎꠂꠑ (zoiṭó)

  1. The second month of the Assamese lunisolar calendar.
  2. The second month of the Bengali solar calendar.
  3. (Hinduism) Jyeshta, the third month of the lunar calendar observed by Sylheti Hindus.
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References

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