খামাখা

Bengali

Alternative forms
  • খামখা (khamokha), খামোখা (khamōkha)
  • খামকা (khamka), খামোকা (khamōka)
  • খামাকা (khamaka)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خواه مخواہ (xʷāh ma-xʷāh, literally “willing (or) not willing, willy-nilly”). Cognate with Urdu خواہ مخواہ (xāh maxāh), Haryanvi खामखा (khāmkhā).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kʰamakʰa/, [ˈkʰamakʰaˑ]
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kʰamakʰa/, [ˈkʰamakʰaˑ]

Adverb

খামাখা • (khamakha)

  1. unreasonably, unjustifiably, unnecessarily, gratuitously
    Synonym: অযথা (ojotha)
    খামাখা সে তাকে মারল।
    khamakha śe take marol.
    He/she beat him/her unnecessarily.
  2. suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
    আজ খামাখা বিপদের সম্মুখীন হলাম।
    aj khamakha bipoder śommukhin holam.
    Today, I faced a dangerous situation suddenly.
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