চালু

Bengali

Etymology

From চলা (cola, “to move, to walk about”). Compare Hindi चालू (cālū) and Marathi चालू (cālū).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃalu/, [ˈtʃaluˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕalu/, [ˈtɕaluˑ]

Adjective

চালু • (calu) (comparative আরও চালু, superlative সবচেয়ে চালু)

  1. current, in vogue
    চালু করা ― calu kora ― to introduce to market, to make popular
    চালু থাকা ― calu thaka ― to be popular, to be in vogue
  2. sells well
  3. shrewd, unscrupulously smart
    চালু মাল
    calu mal
    a saleable commodity; a crafty, clever person

References
  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চালু”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]
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