খালি

See also: খালী, খোলা, and খেলা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• খালী (khali)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خالی (xālī), from Arabic خَالٍ (ḵālin). Compare Assamese খালী (khali), Hindi ख़ाली (xālī), Sylheti ꠈꠣꠟꠤ (xáli).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰali/, [ˈkʰaliˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰali/, [ˈkʰaliˑ]

• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /kʰali/, [ˈkʰaliˑ], [xaliˑ]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /kʰali/, [ˈkʰaliˑ]

Adverb

খালি • (khali)

1. only (as if devoid of other options)

   আমি খালি ছেলে পছন্দ করি।

   ami khali chele pochondo kori.

   I only like boys.

Adjective

খালি • (khali) (comparative আরও খালি, superlative সবচেয়ে খালি)

1. empty, devoid
2. vacant
3. uninhabited
4. hollow

Synonyms

• ফাঁকা (phãka)