ꠀꠛꠣꠖꠤ

Sylheti

Etymology

From ꠀꠛꠣꠖ (abad) + -ꠁ (-i). Ultimately from Classical Persian آبادیِ (Ābādī-e, “of the abode, settlement”).

Noun

ꠀꠛꠣꠖꠤ • (abadi)

1. settler
2. migrant farmer
3. (slang) non-Sylheti

   Synonyms: ꠖꠦꠡꠤ (deśi), ꠘꠘꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ (nonosíloṭi)

Adjective

ꠀꠛꠣꠖꠤ • (abadi)

1. cultivable, fertile

References

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