साला

साला

See also: सेल, साली, and साल

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.

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Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्याल (syāla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sälä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: साला

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