ꠌꠗꠞꠤ

Sylheti

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit चतुर्धर (caturdhara, “name of a family or race”). Cognate with Hindi चौधरी (caudhrī).

Noun

ꠌꠗꠞꠤ • (sodri)

1. village headman

Proper noun

ꠌꠗꠞꠤ • (sodri)

1. a title
2. a surname

See also

• ꠌꠗꠞꠣꠘꠤ (sodrani)
• ꠟꠡ꠆ꠇꠞ (lośxor)
• ꠔꠣꠟꠥꠇꠖꠣꠞ (talukdar)
• ꠡꠣ (śa)

References

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