-ওয়ালা
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Bengali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀅 (vālaa), from Sanskrit पालक (pālaka, “protector, keeper”). Cognate with Hindustani -वाला (-vālā) / والا (vālā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ওয়ালা • (-ōẇala)
References[edit]
- Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh
- Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[3], Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 57.
- Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language[4], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 670,671