তেলা

Bengali

Etymology

From তেল (tel, “oil”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t̪ela/, [ˈt̪elaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /t̪ela/, [ˈt̪elaˑ]

Adjective

তেলা • (tela) (comparative আরও তেলা, superlative সবচেয়ে তেলা)

1. oily, greasy
2. smooth, glossy
3. slippery
4. bald

   তেলা মাথা ― tela matha ― a bald head; a well-oiled head

Derived terms

• তেলাকুচা (telakuca)
• তেলাপোকা (telapōka)
• তেলাম (telam)

 

References

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