খামাখা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খামখা (khamokha), খামোখা (khamōkha)
• খামকা (khamka), খামোকা (khamōka)
• খামাকা (khamaka)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خواه مخواہ (xʷāh ma-xʷāh, literally “willing (or) not willing, willy-nilly”). Cognate with Urdu خواہ مخواہ (xāh maxāh), Haryanvi खामखा (khāmkhā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰamakʰa/, [ˈkʰamakʰaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰamakʰa/, [ˈkʰamakʰaˑ]

Adverb

খামাখা • (khamakha)

1. unreasonably, unjustifiably, unnecessarily, gratuitously

   Synonym: অযথা (ojotha)

   খামাখা সে তাকে মারল।

   khamakha śe take marol.

   He/she beat him/her unnecessarily.

2. suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

   আজ খামাখা বিপদের সম্মুখীন হলাম।

   aj khamakha bipoder śommukhin holam.

   Today, I faced a dangerous situation suddenly.

Related terms

• খয়ের খাঁ (khoẏer khã)
• খাহেশ (khaheś)
• দরখাস্ত (dorkhasto)