ꠝꠥꠟ꠆ꠟꠥꠇ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

• ꠝꠥꠟꠥꠇ (muluk)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُلْک (mulk), from Arabic مُلْك (mulk). Cognate with Assamese মুলুক (muluk), Bengali মুলুক (muluk), Hindustani मुल्क (mulk) / ملک (mulk)..

Noun

ꠝꠥꠟ꠆ꠟꠥꠇ • (mulluk)

1. kingdom

   Synonyms: ꠞꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ (raizzo), ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ (nagori), ꠙꠥꠞꠤ (furi)

2. (chiefly in Pakistan) (historical) country

   Synonym: ꠖꠦꠡ (deś)

References

• Gwynn, Roger (2016) “mulluk”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press, page 272.