Sylheti

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Etymology

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Inherited from Apabhramsa सायर (sāyara), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀬𑀭 (sāyara), 𑀲𑀸𑀕𑀭 (sāgara), from Sanskrit सागर (sāgara, sea). Cognate with Assamese হাৱৰ (hawor), Bengali হাওর (haōr), সায়র (śaẏor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꠀꠅꠞ (áôr)

  1. haor

Descendants

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  • English: haor
  • Gujarati: હાઓર (hāora)
  • Hindi: हाउर (hāur)