ꠔꠣꠟ

Sylheti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪al/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit ताल (tāla). Cognate with Assamese তাল (tal), Bengali তাল (tal), Hindi ताल (tāl).

Noun

ꠔꠣꠟ • (tal)

1. rhythm
2. (figurative) sense, purpose

   ꠔꠣꠞꠣꠞ ꠝꠣꠎꠦ ꠔꠣꠟ ꠝꠤꠟꠦ ꠘꠣ

   tarar maze tal mile na

   They are not on the same wavelength.

   (literally, “Between them, the rhythm does not match”)

Etymology 2

From Magadhi Prakrit 𑀢𑀸𑀮 (tāla), 𑀢𑀸𑀟 (tāḍa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀢𑀸𑀟 (*tāḍa), from Sanskrit ताल (tāla), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *tāẓ. Cognate with Assamese তাল (tal), Bengali তাল (tal), Hindi ताड़ (tāṛ).

Noun

ꠔꠣꠟ • (tal)

1. palmyra (Borassus flabellifer)

References

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