ꠛꠣꠘ

Sylheti

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit वन्या (vanyā, “flood”). Cognate with Assamese বান (ban), Bengali বান (ban).

Noun

ꠛꠣꠘ • (ban)

1. flood

See also

• ꠛꠣꠘꠞ ꠙꠣꠘꠤ (banor fani)

References

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