খয়ের খাঁ
Bengali
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian خیرخواه (xayr-xwāh, “well-wishing”). Cognate with Magahi 𑂎𑂩𑂎𑂰𑂯 (kharkhāh) and Urdu خیر خواہ (xair-xāh).
Pronunciation
edit- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰɔeɹ‿kʰa/, [ˈkʰɔeɹkʰaˑ]
- (Vanga) IPA(key): /kʰɔɛɾ‿kʰa/, [ˈkʰɔɛɾ‿kʰaˑ], [xɔɛɹ‿xaˑ]
Noun
editখয়ের খাঁ • (khoẏer khã)
- well-wisher
- flatterer, sycophant, bootlicker
- Synonyms: চামচা (camca), চাটুকার (caṭukar), তোষামোদকারী (tōśamōdkari)