Bengali
Etymology
By surface analysis, চির (cir) + কাল (kal)
Pronunciation
- (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiɾokal/, [ˈt͡ʃiɾokal]
- (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕiɹokal/, [ˈtɕiɹokal]
Adverb
চিরকাল • (cirokal)
- always, ever, forever
- continually, incessantly, perpetually
References
- Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চির”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
- Accessible Dictionary, Bengali-English, চিরকাল, Government of Bangladesh