Bengali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “one can eat anything in famine”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɔkale‿ki‿na‿kʰae̯/, [ˈɔkalekinakʰae̯]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɔkale‿ki‿na‿kʰae̯/, [ˈɔkalekinakʰae̯]
অকালে কী না খায় • (okale ki na khaẏ)
- (idiomatic) necessity knows no law