It's one of the first words that Bengali learners learn.
How to pronounce the word:
/bʱalobaʃa/, [ˈbʱalobaʃaˑ], [ˈvalobaʃaˑ]
It's a compound word composed of two words ভালো (bʱalo, good) + বাসা baʃa (Inherited from Sanskrit वश्). By using the word বাসা in this context, we aren't talking about any house or something.
These phrases will illustrate what I am trying to say:
It feels quite untranslatable. This meaning only exists in poems these days.
Even though the words খারাপ and মন্দ have negative connotations (because they quite literally mean "bad"), when I hear the word "বাসা" with them in this context (not "bad house"), it feels like the words' negative connotations have been softened. Like, I can expect a lovey-dovey Bengali couple to romantically say these words:
আমি তোমায় খারাপ বাসি, যাও (I don't _ you, leave) 😒😤
 ̄へ ̄
(︶^︶)
ヽ(≧□≦)ノ
Tbh, it's quite hard to find the meaning of the word...
What I am actually trying to say is that the word bhalobasha isn't actually fully accurate to portray love (I don't know much about the etymology of the word "love," so I won't talk about that).
I'd still like to know the EXACT meaning of the word বাসা, so others can help me with this! :)))
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