Atel (slang) explained
Ā̃tel (Bengali: আঁতেল) is Bengali term referring to a person who is proficient in academic practice but lacks practical knowledge,[1] [2] [3] or someone who pretends to be intelligent.
Use
According to Indian author Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award,
In the May 2017, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina said in the session of parliament pointing towards the rescued social activist and author Farhad Mazhar after the disappearance:
Former chairman of the Department of Language Studies of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Shafiuddin Ahmed said in response to the question of "how much our generation is progressive":
Indian film director Raj Chakraborty, in his interview, mentioned the word in the answer of "what types of films will you use to choose to make as a producer", he said,
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Meaning of আঁতেল - Bangla to Bangla / English Dictionary . ovidhan.org . 19 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180520192935/http://www.ovidhan.org/b2b/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2 . 20 May 2018 . dead.
- News: bn:চলতি শব্দের অভিধান - পর্ব-এক . http://www.banglatribune.com/literature/news/84093/চলতি-শব্দের-অভিধান-পর্ব-এক . 18 May 2018 . Bangla Tribune . 7 March 2016 . bn . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508180316/http://www.banglatribune.com/literature/news/84093/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95 . 8 May 2018 . dead.
- News: bn:আঁতেল কারে কয় . http://archives.anandabazar.com/archive/1130320/20ananda-plus2.html . 18 May 2018 . . 20 March 2013 . bn.
