হালকা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀮𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (halukka), from 𑀳𑀮𑀼 (halu) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-), metathesized from 𑀮𑀳𑀼 (lahu),[1] from Sanskrit लघु (laghu, “light, swift”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlagʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ln̥gʰus. Cognate with Odia ହାଳୁକା (haḷuka), Maithili हलुक (haluk), Bhojpuri हलुक (haluk), Gujarati હલ્કું (halkũ), Nepali हलुको (haluko), Hindi हलुका (halukā), हल्का (halkā), Punjabi ਹਲ੍ਕਾ (halkā), Sindhi هلکو (halko), Marathi हल्का (halkā), हळ्का (haḷkā), and distantly, Latin levis, English light. Doublet of লঘু (loghu), a tatsama.

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɦalka/, [ˈɦalkaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɦalka/, [ˈɦalkaˑ]

Adjective

হালকা • (halka) (comparative আরও হালকা, superlative সবচেয়ে হালকা)

  1. light
    Antonym: ভারী (bhari)
  2. easy
  3. unimportant
  4. mild

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laghú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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