কালা

Bengali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.la/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit कल्ल (kalla).

Alternative forms

• কালুয়া (kaluẏa) — Vanga

Adjective

কালা • (kala) (comparative আরও কালা, superlative সবচেয়ে কালা)

1. hard of hearing, deaf

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

কালা • (kala) (comparative আরও কালা, superlative সবচেয়ে কালা)

1. black; dark-skinned
2. disreputable, stigmatised
3. soiled, dirty

Derived terms

• কালাভুনা (kalabhuna)

Noun

কালা • (kala)

1. (usually offensive) black person

   Synonym: অশ্বেত (ośśet)

Proper noun

কালা • (kala)

1. Krishna

Derived terms

• কালা আদমি (kala adomi)
• কালা কানুন (kala kanun)

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “কালা ১” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কালা ১” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কালা ২” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “কালা ৩” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh