খালু

Bengali

Alternative forms

খালুজী (khaluji)
খালুজি (khaluji)
খালুজান (khalujan)

Etymology

From খালা (khala) which is from Classical Persian ‎ (khālā), from Arabic خَالَة‎ (ḵāla).

Noun

খালু • (khalu) (objective খালু (khalu) or খালুকে (khaluke), genitive খালুর (khalur), locative খালুতে (khalute))

maternal uncle (brother-in-law of one's mother)
Coordinate term: খালা (khala)

মজলিসে র ইন্তেখাবে আমার খালুকে মুহতামিমে র জিম্মাদারী দেওয়া হয়।
môjliser intekhabe amar khaluke muhtamimer jimmadarī deoẏa hôẏ.
My maternal uncle was given the custody of principal at the convention elections.

References

Accessible Dictionary, “খালু” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
Accessible Dictionary, “খালু” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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