পাতলা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (pattala, “thin”), from Sanskrit पत्त्रल (pattrala, “leafy; *leaflike, thin”), from पत्त्र (pattra, “leaf, fallen object”) +‎ -ल (-la, adjectival suffix, from Proto-Indo-European *-lós). Cognate with Assamese পাতল (patol), Odia ପାତଳ (patôḷô), Odia ପାଁତଳା (pãtôḷa), Bihari पातर (pātar), Awadhi पातर (pātar), Gujarati પાતળું (pātaḷũ), Hindi पतला (patlā), Marathi पातळ (pātaḷ), Konkani पात्तळ (pāttaḷ).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pat̪la/, [ˈpat̪ːlaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /pat̪la/, [ˈpat̪ːlaˑ]

Adjective

পাতলা • (patola) (comparative আরও পাতলা, superlative সবচেয়ে পাতলা)

  1. thin, slim; slender; fine
  2. weak; tenuous; flimsy
  3. slight, sparse
  4. dilute, watery
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