চালু

Bengali

Etymology

From চলা (cola, “to move, to walk about”). Compare Hindi चालू (cālū) and Marathi चालू (cālū).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /tʃalu/, [ˈtʃaluˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕalu/, [ˈtɕaluˑ]

Adjective

চালু • (calu) (comparative আরও চালু, superlative সবচেয়ে চালু)

1. current, in vogue

   চালু করা ― calu kora ― to introduce to market, to make popular

   চালু থাকা ― calu thaka ― to be popular, to be in vogue

2. sells well
3. shrewd, unscrupulously smart

   চালু মাল

   calu mal

   a saleable commodity; a crafty, clever person

References

• Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চালু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]