Sylheti

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit भगिनी (bhaginī). Cognate with Assamese ভনী (bhoni), Bengali বোন (bōn), Hindi बहन (bahan) and Urdu بہن.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꠜꠂꠘ (bóino)

  1. sister
    ꠀꠝꠣꠞ ꠜꠘꠤꠞ/ꠜꠁꠘꠞ ꠛꠣꠠꠤꠔ ꠎꠣꠁꠀꠞ/ꠎꠣꠁꠞꠣꠝ.
    amar bónir/bóinor baṛit zaiar/zairam.
    I'm going to my sister's house.