পোলা

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पोत (pota) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /polɑ/, [ˈpolɑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /polɑ/, [ˈpolɑ]
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  • (Varendra) IPA(key): /polä/, [ˈpolä]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /pulä/, [ˈpulä], [ˈɸulä]

Noun

পোলা • (pōla)

  1. boy
    Synonym: ছেলে (chele)
  2. son
    Synonym: ছেলে (chele)

Usage notes

This word is rarely used in the standard register, but is very common in most other dialects. Compare for similar usage: পুত (put), থোয়া (thōẇa), কওয়া (koōẇa), লওয়া (loōẇa), লাখান (lakhan).

Derived terms

  • পোলাপান (pōlapan, children)

References