গল্প

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • গপ্পো (goppō)

Etymology

Corruption of Sanskrit জল্প (jalpa, “(idle) talk, chatter”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /ɡɔlpo/, [ɡɔlpoˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /ɡɔlpo/, [ɡɔlpoˑ]
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Noun

গল্প • (golpo)

  1. story[2][1]
    Synonyms: আখ্যান (akkhan), উপকথা (upokotha), উপন্যাস (uponnaś)

Derived terms
  • গল্পসল্প (golpośolpo)

(Nouns)

  • গল্পগুজব (golpogujob)

(Adjective)

  • গল্পপ্রিয় (golpopriẏo)
  • গল্পিয়া (golpiẏa)
  • গল্পে (golpe)

(Nouns)

  • জল্প (jolpo)

References
  1. দাস, জ্ঞানেন্দ্রমোহন (1937), “গল্প”, in Dictionary of the Bengali Language (Self-pronouncing, Etymological & Explanatory) with Appendices (in Bengali), 2nd edition, কলিকাতা: দি ইণ্ডিয়ান্ পাব্‌লিশিং হাউস, page 662
  2. Haughton, Graves C. (1833), “গল্প”, in A Dictionary, Bengálí and Sanskrit, Explained in English, and Adapted for Students of Either Language‎, London: J. L. Cox & Son, page 933
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