Sylheti

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit विपद् (vipad). Cognate with Bengali বিপদ (bipod), Assamese বিপদ (bipod), Odia ବିପଦ୍ (bipad), Hindustani وپت / विपद् (vipad).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꠛꠤꠙꠖ (bifod)

  1. danger
  2. predicament

References

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  • Gwynn, Roger (2016) “bifoŧ”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Londoni Sylheti Dictionary].