আঁতেল

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Bengali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Portuguese intelectual (/⁠ĩtelêktwal⁠/), from Latin intellectualis. Cognate with English intellectual.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /at̪el/, [ˈat̪el]
    (file)

Noun[edit]

আঁতেল (ãtel)

  1. (formerly) an intellectual
  2. (derogatory) A pretentious intellectual with little practical ability