Sylheti

English

Etymology

From Sylhet +‎ -i. Compare সিলেটি (śileṭi), سِلْهَتِيّ (silhatiyy), ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ (síloṭi).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /sɪlˈhɛti/

Adjective

Sylheti (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or pertaining to Sylhet

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Noun

Sylheti (plural Sylhetis or Sylheti)

  1. A member of an Indo-Aryan ethnocultural group associated with the Sylhet region in South Asia.

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Proper noun

Sylheti

  1. A language or a dialect of Bengali spoken in the Sylhet Division of north-eastern Bangladesh, the Barak Valley of the Indian state of Assam and some parts of the Indian state of Tripura.
    Synonym: Sylheti Bengali

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References

“sylheti, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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