ꠀꠑꠣ

Sylheti

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*aṭṭha, “gum”). Cognate with Assamese আঠা (atha), Bengali আঠা (aṭha), Odia ଅଠା (aṭhā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʈá/

Noun

ꠀꠑꠣ • (aṭá)

  1. glue, gum, paste
  2. stickiness, tackiness

References

  • Gwynn, Roger (2016), “ata%20²”, in Londoni Sylheti dictionary, Part I : Sylheti-English, Middletown, DE: Acre Press.
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