খালা

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَالَه (xāla), from Arabic خَالَة (ḵāla).

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰala/, [ˈkʰalaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰala/, [ˈkʰalaˑ]

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খালা • (khala) (male equivalent খালু (khalu)) (Muslim speech)

1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)

   Synonyms: মাসি (maśi), জেঠি (jeṭhi)

   আমার খালা আমাকে খাতির করতেন।

   amar khala amake khatir korten.

   My aunt used to adore me.

2. any elder or unfamiliar woman (denoting respect, seniority and considerable age difference)

   আমি ঐ খালাকে খূব সম্মান করি।

   ami ōi khalake khub śomman kori.

   I respect that lady a lot.

• “খালা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-English], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
• “খালা”, in Accessible Dictionary [Bengali-Bengali], Bangladesh: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), 2018.
• Bhaṭṭācārya, Subhāsha (2003), “খালা”, in Saṁsada Bāṁlā uccāraṇa abhidhāna, 2^nd edition, Kalikata: Sāhitya Saṃsada, →OCLC.