খয়ের খাঁ

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • খয়েরখাঁ (khoẏerkhã)
  • খয়ের খা (khoẏer kha)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خیرخواه (xayr-xwāh, “well-wishing”). Cognate with Magahi 𑂎𑂩𑂎𑂰𑂯 (kharkhāh) and Urdu خیر خواہ (xair-xāh).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰɔeɾ‿kʰã/, [ˈkʰɔeɾkʰãˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰɔeɹ‿kʰa/, [ˈkʰɔeɹkʰaˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /kʰɔɛɾ‿kʰa/, [ˈkʰɔɛɾ‿kʰaˑ], [xɔɛɹ‿xaˑ]

Noun

খয়ের খাঁ • (khoẏer khã)

  1. well-wisher
  2. flatterer, sycophant, bootlicker
    Synonyms: চামচা (camca), চাটুকার (caṭukar), তোষামোদকারী (tōśamōdkari)
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