-ওয়ালা

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • -আলা (-ala) — rare, archaic

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀅 (vālaa), from Sanskrit पालक (pālaka, “protector, keeper”). Cognate with​ Hindustani -वाला (-vālā) / والا (vālā).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /o̯ala/, [ˈo̯alaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /o̯ala/, [ˈo̯alaˑ]

Suffix

-ওয়ালা • (-ōẇala)

  1. -er (agentive suffix); possessor; owner; dealer; seller; practitioner
    বাড়িওয়ালাকে মাসের শেষে ভাড়া দিতে হবে।
    baṛiōẇalake maśer śeśe bhaṛa dite hobe.
    Rent must be paid to the house-owner [landlord] at the end of the month.

References
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Accessible Dictionary, Government of Bangladesh
  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 57.
  • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 670,671
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