পোলা
Bengali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit पोत (pota) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀓- (-ka-).
Pronunciation
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /polɑ/, [ˈpolɑ]
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- (Varendra) IPA(key): /polä/, [ˈpolä]
- (Vanga) IPA(key): /pulä/, [ˈpulä], [ˈɸulä]
Noun
পোলা • (pōla)
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
- Accessible Dictionary, “পোলা” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “পোলা” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh