Assamese

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Etymology

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From চোৰ (sür, thief) +‎ -আং (-aṅ, being of the nature).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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চোৰাং (süraṅ)

  1. illegal, unlawful, smuggled
    Synonym: অবৈধ (oboidho)
    অৰুণাচলৰ চৌখামৰ চোৰাং কাঠেৰে অসমত বহিছে ক’লাবজাৰ
    orunasolor soukhamor süraṅ kathere oxomot bohise kölabozar.
    Black market sits in Assam with smuggled wood from Chowkham in Arunachal.

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