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

References

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