গোলাম

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غلام (ğulām), from Arabic غُلَام (ḡulām).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /ɡolam/, [ɡolam]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɡolam/, [ɡolam]

Noun

গোলাম • (gōlam)

1. slave, servant
2. (card games) jack, knave

Derived terms

• গোলামি (gōlami, “slavery”)