ꠢꠤꠀꠟ

Sylheti

Etymology

From Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, “jackal”). Cognate with Assamese শিয়াল (xial), Bengali শিয়াল (śiẏal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦial/

Noun

ꠢꠤꠀꠟ • (hial)

  1. fox
  2. jackal

References

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