খামাখা

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Bengali[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian خواه مخواہ (xʷāh ma-xʷāh, literally “willing (or) not willing, willy-nilly”). Cognate with Urdu خواہ مخواہ (xāh maxāh), Haryanvi खामखा (khāmkhā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

খামাখা • (khamakha)

  1. unreasonably, unjustifiably, unnecessarily, gratuitously
    Synonym: অযথা (ojotha)
    খামাখা সে তাকে মারল।
    khamakha śe take marol.
    He/she beat him/her unnecessarily.
  2. suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
    আজ খামাখা বিপদের সম্মুখীন হলাম।
    aj khamakha bipoder śommukhin holam.
    Today, I faced a dangerous situation suddenly.

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