-ওয়ালা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• -আলা (-ala), -অলা (-ola), -ওলা (-ōla) — colloquial

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-

Sanskrit पा (pā)?

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Sanskrit पार (pāra)?

Sanskrit पाल (pāla)

Bengali -ওয়ালা (-ōẇala)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀅 (vālaa), from Sanskrit पालक (pālaka, “protector, keeper”), from पाल (pāla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with​ Hindustani -वाला (-vālā) / والا (vālā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /o̯ala/, [ˈo̯alaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /o̯ala/, [ˈo̯alaˑ]

Suffix

-ওয়ালা • (-ōẇala)

1. -er (agentive suffix); possessor; owner; dealer; seller; practitioner

   বাড়িওয়ালাকে মাসের শেষে ভাড়া দিতে হবে।

   baṛiōẇalake maśer śeśe bhaṛa dite hobe.

   Rent must be paid to the house-owner [landlord] at the end of the month.

References

• Accessible Dictionary, [1] Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, [2] Government of Bangladesh
• Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.‎^[3], Calcutta: Eastern Publishers, page 57.
• Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎^[4], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 670,671