ফালতু

Bengali

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /pʰalt̪u/, [pʰal̪t̪uˑ], [fal̪t̪uˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /falt̪u/, [fal̪t̪uˑ]

Adjective

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

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