-গুলা

See also: গুল, গলা, গাল, and গেলা

Bengali

Alternative forms

-গিলা (-gila), -গ্লা (-gla) — northern Varendra
-গুলো (-gulō), -গুনো (-gunō) — Rarh
-গুলাক (-gulak), -গুলান (-gulan) — extended

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali -কুলা (-kula), grammaticalized from কুল (kul, “community, herd”) +‎ -আ (-a); the /k/ became voiced due to its intervocalic position in suffixed words.

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡula/, [ɡulaˑ]
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(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡula/, [ɡulaˑ]

Suffix

-গুলা • (-gula)

definite article for plural inanimate and animate nouns
(dialectal) definite article for plural pronouns