ꠟꠣꠈꠣꠘ

Sylheti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laxan/

Postposition

ꠟꠣꠈꠣꠘ • (laxán) (with genitive)

1. as, like, resembling, in the manner of
   • ꠔꠣꠘ ꠝꠣꠕꠣꠞ ꠌꠥꠟ ꠖꠥꠗꠞ ꠟꠣꠈꠣꠘ ꠗꠟꠣ ꠌꠇꠌꠇꠣ (Bible in Sylheti, Revelation 1:14)

     tan matár sul dudór laxán dóla soxsoxe

     The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. (ESV)

     (literally, “The hairs of his head were like milk, shining white”)

References

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