Sylheti
/sɪlˈhɛti/
Sylheti adjective: of, from or pertaining to Sylhet.
Adjective
Sylheti (not comparable)
- Of, from or pertaining to Sylhet
Noun
Sylheti (plural Sylhetis or Sylheti)
- A member of an Indo-Aryan ethnocultural group associated with the Sylhet region in South Asia.
Proper noun
Sylheti
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- Sylheti Bengali
Sylheti meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Sanskrit
Sylheti in Hindi
- language
- सिलहटी silhaṭī
Sylheti in Urdu
- language
- سلہٹی silhaṭī
Sylheti in Bengali
- dialect
- সিলেটি śileṭi
- language
- সিলেটি śileṭi
Sylheti in Sanskrit
- language
- श्रीहट्टीय śrīhaṭṭīya
More languagesFewer languages
- Sylheti in Assamese
- ছিলঠীয়া silothia
- Sylheti in Pashto
- سلهټي silhaṭí
- Sylheti in Arabic
- سِلْهَتِيّ silhatiyy
- Sylheti in Persian
- سلهتی selhati
Synonyms of Sylheti
Forms of Sylheti
| plural | Sylhetis |
|---|---|
| plural | Sylheti |
Origin of Sylheti
From Sylhet + -i. Compare সিলেটি (śileṭi), سِلْهَتِيّ (silhatiyy), ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ (síloṭi).
Words formed from Sylheti
Phrases with Sylheti
Words that rhyme with Sylheti
Questions about Sylheti
- What does Sylheti mean?
- Sylheti means of, from or pertaining to Sylhet.
- What is Sylheti in Hindi?
- Sylheti in Hindi is सिलहटी (silhaṭī). See Sylheti meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Sylheti?
- Sylheti can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sylheti?
- Sylheti is pronounced /sɪlˈhɛti/.
Words near Sylheti in the dictionary
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