ফালতু

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani فالتو / फ़ालतू (fāltū), itself probably from Portuguese falto (/⁠faltu⁠/, “lacking, faulty”), from falta (“lack, fault”). Cognate with English fault.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pʰalt̪u/, [ˈpʰal̪t̪uˑ], /falt̪u/, [ˈfal̪t̪uˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /falt̪u/, [ˈfal̪t̪uˑ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /ɸalt̪u/, [ˈɸalt̪uˑ], [ˈɸalt̪uˑ]

Adjective

ফালতু • (phaltu) (comparative আরও ফালতু, superlative সবচেয়ে ফালতু)

1. unnecessary, excess; irrelevant (of things)
2. bad or poor in quality; low-grade; (of people) immoral, distasteful (of things)
3. useless, worthless; good-for-nothing, frivolous (of people and things)