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Bengali
- /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/
- /bɛŋˈɡɑli/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
Equivalent to Bengal + -i. Compare Assamese বঙালী (boṅali), Bengali বাঙালি (baṅali), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī), Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī).
adjective Bangalee · Bengalee · Bangali
- Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis. Ethnologue, the web-based publication, estimates that there are around 41 languages in Bangladesh and all of them are living. However, 8 of them are in danger of extinction. These include Khiang, Murong, Bawm, Pangkhua among others. It is ironic to think that a nation that fought for the right to sp
noun Bengalis · Bangalee · Bengalee · Bangali
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A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.
Similar: Bangla
proper noun Bangalee · Bengalee · Bangali
- A language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal, India.
- A village in Nancowry tehsil, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bangla, bangladeshi, bangladesh, bengal, hospital, banga, bangali, bangalee, bengalese, bong, vanga, bengalee, bongo, anglo-bangla, bihari, bangalorean
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adj of or pertaining to Bengal
| Español | bengalí |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 孟加拉 Mèngjiālā |
| हिन्दी | बंगाली baṅgālī, बंगला baṅglā, बँगला baṅglā |
| Kiswahili | -a kibengali |
| Français | bengali |
| Deutsch | bengalisch |
| Italiano | Bengalese |
| Ελληνικά | βεγγαλέζικος vengalézikos, βεγγαλικός vengalikós |
| Русский | бенга́льский bengálʹskij |
| العربية | بَنْغَالِيّ banḡāliyy |
noun person from Bengal
| Español | bengalí |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ベンガル人 bengarujin |
| 中文 | 孟加拉人 mèngjiālārén |
| हिन्दी | बंगाली baṅgālī, बंगला baṅglā, बंगालिन baṅgālin, बंगालन baṅgālan, बँगला baṅglā |
| Kiswahili | Mbengali |
| Deutsch | Bengale, Bengalin |
| Ελληνικά | Βεγγαλέζος Vengalézos, Βεγγαλέζα Vengaléza |
| Русский | бенга́лец bengálec, бенга́лка bengálka |
| العربية | بَنْغَالِيّ banḡāliyy, بَنْغَالِيَّة banḡāliyya |
name language
| Español | bengalí |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 벵골어 benggoreo |
| 日本語 | ベンガル語 Bengaru-go |
| 中文 | 孟加拉語 /孟加拉语 mèngjiālāyǔ |
| हिन्दी | बंगाली baṅgālī, बंगला baṅglā, बंगाली भाषा baṅgālī bhāṣā, बंगला भाषा baṅglā bhāṣā, बंगाली ज़ुबान baṅgālī zubān, बंगला ज़ुबान baṅglā zubān |
| Kiswahili | Kibengali |
| Português | bengali |
| Français | bengali |
| Deutsch | Bengali, Bengalisch, Bengalische Sprache |
| Italiano | bengali |
| Ελληνικά | μπενγκάλι bengkáli |
| Română | bengaleză |
| Русский | бенга́льский язы́к bengálʹskij jazýk, бенга́льский bengálʹskij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Bengali |
| العربية | اللُّغَة الْبَنْغَالِيَّة al-luḡa l-banḡāliyya, الْبَنْغَالِيَّة al-banḡāliyya |
| עברית | בֶּנְגָּלִית bengalít |
Talk about this word "Bengali." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bengali. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Bengali. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bengali "Bengali." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bengali.Cite this
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title = {Bengali},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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