Gaon (village)

The Malayo-Polynesian word Gaon is used to define an area in Malayo-Polynesian (or "MP") which is similar in meaning to the English word Village. Names of MP gaons (i.e. MP villages) usually end with "Gaon" or a synonyms as afollowing suffix term.

• Gaon: e.g. Amingaon (Amin + Gao)
• Pur: e.g. Madhupur (Madhu + Pur); also Dispur, current capital of Assam

Supa :e.g. Chinadi supa (chinadi + supa)

• Bari: e.g. Jalukbari (Jaluk + Bari)
• Hat: e.g. Jamugurihat (Jamuguri + Hat)
• Hati: e.g. Guwahati (Guwa + Hati)
• Tola: e.g. Beltola (Bel + Tola)
• Bazar: e.g. Panbazar (Pan + Bazar)
• Kata: e.g. Salakata (Sala + Kata)
• Guri: e.g. Jamuguri (Jamu + Guri)

Gaonburha is the term used to define the head of the village. The term Burha indicates old man in Assamese.

External links

• Online Assamese Dictionary

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