Sylheti

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit भोग (bhoga). Cognate with Bengali ভোগ (bhōg), Assamese ভোগ (bhüg), Odia ଭୋଗ (bhoga), Hindustani بهوگ / भोग (bhog).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ꠜꠥꠉ (búg)

  1. suffering
  2. enjoyment
    • ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ꠀꠝꠤ ꠀꠁꠍꠤ ꠎꠣꠔꠦ ꠔꠣꠞꠣ ꠎꠤꠘ꠆ꠖꠦꠉꠤ ꠙꠣꠄ, ꠀꠞ ꠅꠃ ꠎꠤꠘ꠆ꠖꠦꠉꠤ ꠙꠥꠞꠣꠙꠥꠞ ꠜꠥꠉ ꠇꠞꠦ (Bible in Sylheti, John 10:10)
      oile ami aisí zate tara zindegi fae, ar ou zindegi furafur búg xore
      I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (ESV)

References

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