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Bengali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit स्याल ~ श्याल (syāla ~ śyāla). Doublet of শ্যালক (śêlok) and শ্যালিকা (śêlika).
Pronunciation
Noun
শালা • (śala) (feminine শালী (śali))
- brother-in-law (spouse's brother or sibling's husband)
- (slang) guy
- (offensive, derogatory) bastard, wretch
Declension
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| nominative
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শালা (śala)
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| objective
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শালাকে (śalake)
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| genitive
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শালার (śalar)
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| definite forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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শালাটা, শালাটি (śalaṭa (colloquial), śalaṭi (formal))
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শালারা (śalara)
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| objective
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শালাটাকে, শালাটিকে (śalaṭake (colloquial), śalaṭike (formal))
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শালাদের(কে) (śalader(ke))
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| genitive
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শালাটার, শালাটির (śalaṭar (colloquial), śalaṭir (formal))
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শালাদের (śalader)
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| Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).
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Derived terms