What is Dada mean in Bengali?

elder brother
Dada in Bangla is elder brother. Dada in Hindi is grandpa. Bolta: In Hindi it means speaking, in Bangla it means wasp.

What does Uri Baba mean?

Answer: udi Baba” (also “ore baba re”) is an interjection expressing shock or surprise in colloquial Bengali. The closest translation (not literal) to English will be “Oh my God!”.

What is the meaning of Guru Fatafati?

But for those unfamiliar with Bengali, what is the meaning of ‘fatafati?’ Simply put, ‘fatafati’ is awesome or kickass. The word makes effervescent use of Bangla to express approval to life’s great things – like a neat plate of biriyani, a wonderful film, a smart career move or the legs on a new girlfriend.

What is Labuh in English?

labuh adjective trailing too long (of dress, etc.)

What do we call our cousins in Bengali?

Again, phuldi (floral sis), rangada (fair bro) are affectionate way of calling elder cousins or even own elder siblings. If a relation comes back to settle in the town, he may be called notun-da (the new brother) or the one who has joined the army, palton-da.

What do you call your brother or sister in Bengali?

If one has more than one brother or sister they can be ranked by age and called mejda (second bro), sejdi (third sis), chorda (last brother) or variations like bhaidada, bhaididi etc. Cousin brothers or sisters are called by annexing da or di to their names.

How to identify the relations of a Bengali Hindu family?

However, the relations are very easily identifiable by reference. For example a pishtuto bhai is the father’s sisters cousin or mas-sasuri is the mother-in-law’s sister or one can easily refer to his say, father’s maternal uncle by mamadadu. Appellation of family members for Bengali Hindu families of West Bengal Origin

What is the meaning of Bengali relations?

Bengali Relations : Traditional way of referring to our family members and relatives. The Indian word for relative is ATTYO (as pronounced in Bengali) – the word is derived from ATTA (in Sanskrit – ATMA) or soul. ATTYO is the one with whom one has a bondage of ATTA.