ꠃꠇꠂꠘ

Sylheti

Alternative forms

ꠃꠇꠥꠁꠘ (ukuin)

Etymology

From Sanskrit उत्कुण (utkuṇa, “louse, bug”). Cognate with Assamese ওকণি (ükoni), Bengali উকুন (ukun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ukɔin/

Noun

ꠃꠇꠂꠘ • (ukoino)

  1. louse
  2. head louse
    Synonyms: ꠛꠤꠠꠣ (biṛa), ꠙꠥꠎꠣꠁꠟ (fuzail)

References

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