ꠗꠣꠞꠣ

Sylheti

Etymology

From Sanskrit धारा (dhārā). Cognate with Assamese ধাৰ (dhar), Bengali ধারা (dhara), Hindustani دهارا / धारा (dhārā). Doublet of ꠗꠣꠞ (dár).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪áɾa/

Noun

ꠗꠣꠞꠣ • (dára)

1. flow

   Synonyms: ꠛꠣꠁ ꠎꠣꠅꠀ (bai zaoa), ꠛꠣꠅꠀ (baoa)

2. track, way, itinerary

   Synonym: ꠀꠟꠤ (ali)

3. clause, article, section, statute

Derived terms

• ꠗꠣꠞꠣ ꠖꠤꠡꠣ (dára diśa)

 

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “đara_¹”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press, page 95.