साला

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्याल (syāla).

Noun

साला • (sālā) m (Urdu spelling سالا‎)

  1. brother-in-law, wife's brother
    मेरे साले ने अपनी बहन को लिखा।
    mere sāle ne apnī bahan ko likhā.
    My brother-in-law wrote to his sister.
  2. (colloquially) a term of abuse, swear word
    अबे साले, तू इधर आ! ― abe sāle, tū idhar ā! ― Hey asshole, get over here!

Usage notes

Commonly, साला (sālā) is used as an insult, with the implication being that you are sleeping with the insulted person's sister. Can be substituted as a generally insulting term for any person.

Declension
Declension of साला (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct साला
sālā		 साले
sāle
oblique साले
sāle		 सालों
sālõ
vocative साले
sāle		 सालो
sālo

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “साला”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “साला”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्याल (syāla).

Pronunciation

Noun

साला • (sālā) m

  1. wife's younger brother; brother-in-law
  2. (colloquial) a term of abuse, a swear word.; rascal

Declension
Declension of साला
Singular Plural
nominative साला [sälä] सालाहरू [sälä̤ːɾu]
accusative सालालाई [säläläi] सालाहरूलाई [sälä̤ːɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative सालाले [säläle] सालाहरूले [sälä̤ːɾule]
dative सालालाई [säläläi] सालाहरूलाई [sälä̤ːɾuläi]
ablative सालाबाट [säläbäʈʌ] सालाहरूबाट [sälä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
genitive सालाको [säläko] सालाहरूको [sälä̤ːɾuko]
locative सालामा [sälämä] सालाहरूमा [sälä̤ːɾumä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Further reading
  • “साला”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (Nepālī Br̥hat Śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993), “सालो”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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