খেয়াল

Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خیال (xayâl), from Arabic خَيَال (ḵayāl). Cognate with Hindi ख़याल (xayāl), Punjabi ਖਿਆਲ (khiāl).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰeal/, [ˈkʰeal], /kʰæal/, [ˈkʰæal]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰeal/, [ˈkʰeal], /kʰɛal/, [ˈkʰɛal]
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Noun

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খেয়াল (kheẏal) (objective খেয়াল (kheẏal) or খেয়ালকে (kheẏaloke), genitive খেয়ালের (kheẏaler), locative খেয়ালে (kheẏale) or খেয়ালেতে (kheẏalete))

  1. notice, attention
    তার খেয়াল অন্য জিনিসের প্রতি
    tar kheẏal onno jiniśer proti.
    His/her attention is towards other things.
  2. thought, idea
  3. (rare) imagination

Derived terms

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