চালু

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From চলা (cola, to move, to walk about). Compare Hindi चालू (cālū) and Marathi चालू (cālū).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃalu/, [ˈtʃaluˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕalu/, [ˈtɕaluˑ]

Adjective[edit]

চালু (calu) (comparative আরও চালু, superlative সবচেয়ে চালু)

  1. current, in vogue
    চালু করাcalu korato introduce to market, to make popular
    চালু থাকাcalu thakato be popular, to be in vogue
  2. sells well
  3. shrewd, unscrupulously smart
    চালু মাল
    calu mal
    a saleable commodity; a crafty, clever person

References[edit]

  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চালু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]