ꠎꠛꠣꠘ

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Sylheti

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Etymology

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Compare Hindi ज़बान (zabān), Urdu زبان Persian زبان.

Noun

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ꠎꠛꠣꠘ (zoban)

  1. speech
    Synonym: ꠝꠣꠔ (mat), ꠇꠕꠣ (xotá)
  2. Power of speech, eloquence.
  3. Word of honour, promise, assurance.

References

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