ꠖꠥꠡ꠆ꠐꠣꠝꠤ
Sylheti
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of ꠖꠥꠡ꠆ꠐ (duśṭo) + -ꠀꠝꠤ (-ami). Compare Assamese দুষ্টামি (dustami) / দুষ্টালি (dustali), Bengali দুষ্টামি (duśṭami).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ꠖꠥꠡ꠆ꠐꠣꠝꠤ • (duśṭami)
- mischef, wickedness
- 2017, Folktales in Sylheti: The Boy Who Cried Tiger, →ISBN:
- ꠉꠞꠥ ꠞꠣꠇꠣꠔ ꠉꠤꠀ ꠢꠦ ꠢꠇꠟ ꠡꠝꠄ ꠄꠇꠐꠣ ꠖꠥꠡ꠆ꠐꠣꠝꠤ ꠇꠞꠔ।
- Upon going to the cattle pasture, he would always make mischief.