খোলাখুলি

Bengali

Etymology

Reduplication of খোলা (khōla, “open, free”). Compare Hindi खुल्लमखुल्ला (khullamkhullā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰolakʰuli/, [ˈkʰolakʰuliˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰolakʰuli/, [ˈkʰolakʰuliˑ]

Adverb

খোলাখুলি • (khōlakhuli)

1. openly, publicly, frankly

Adjective

খোলাখুলি • (khōlakhuli) (comparative আরও খোলাখুলি, superlative সবচেয়ে খোলাখুলি)

1. open, frank

   খোলাখুলি আলোচনা ― khōlakhuli alōcona ― a frank discussion

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “খোলাখুলি”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “খোলা”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
• Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, খোলাখুলি, Government of Bangladesh