साला

Hindi

3/5 · Vulgar

Romanisation saala

What it means

Insult or emphatic address roughly like bastard in context.

Literally “wife's brother”. Short editorial gloss; not an etymological claim.

Pronunciation Heard as “sala”

Heard aliases are retrieval hints, not pronunciation instruction. Accent, tone, vowel length and consonant contrasts may be lost.

Used as IntensifierDirected insult
How it's used

Literal kinship sense is neutral; familiarity strongly affects force.

How strong is it? 3/5 · Vulgar

Literal kinship sense is neutral; familiarity strongly affects force. Ratings are editorial estimates, not universal or survey-calibrated.

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