ফালতু
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Bengali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindustani فالتو / फ़ालतू (fāltū), itself probably from Portuguese falto (/faltu/, “lacking, faulty”), from falta (“lack, fault”). Cognate with English fault.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /pʰalt̪u/, [ˈpʰal̪t̪uˑ]
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- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /falt̪u/, [ˈfal̪t̪uˑ]
- (Vanga) IPA(key): /ɸalt̪u/, [ˈɸalt̪uˑ], [ˈɸalt̪uˑ]
Adjective[edit]
ফালতু • (phaltu) (comparative আরও ফালতু, superlative সবচেয়ে ফালতু)
- unnecessary, excess; irrelevant (of things)
- bad or poor in quality; low-grade; (of people) immoral, distasteful (of things)
- useless, worthless; good-for-nothing, frivolous (of people and things)