-ওয়ালা

Bengali

Alternative forms

  • -আলা (-ala), -অলা (-ola), -ওলা (-ōla) — colloquial

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-
    Sanskrit पा (pā)?
    Proto-Indo-European *per-
    Sanskrit पार (pāra)?
    Sanskrit पाल (pāla)
    Bengali -ওয়ালা (-ōẇala)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀅 (vālaa), from Sanskrit पालक (pālaka, “protector, keeper”), from पाल (pāla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). 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, [1] Government of Bangladesh
    • Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh
    • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎[3], Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 57.
    • Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎[4], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 670,671
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