বাংলা

See also: বাল, বালি, and বলা

Bengali

Etymology

From Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga), ultimately from Dravidian or Munda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈbɑŋla]

Proper noun

বাংলা • (bangla) (genitive বাংলার (banglar), locative বাংলায় (banglaẏ))

Bengali, Bangla (language)

Synonyms

বাংলা ভাষা (Bangla bhasha)

Derived terms

পশ্চিমবাংলা (pôshcimbangla), পশ্চিম বাংলা (pôshcim bangla)
পূর্ববাংলা (purbôbangla), পূর্ব বাংলা (purbô bangla)

Adjective

বাংলা • (bangla)

Bengali, Bangla; related to Bangladesh, Bengal, the Bengali language or the Bengali people.
written in Bengali

Related terms

বঙ্গ (bônggô)
বাঙালি (bangali)
বাংলাদেশ (bangladesh)
বাংলাদেশী (bangladeshi), বাংলাদেশি (bangladeshi)

References

James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden, ed. (1989). Bangladesh: A country study.

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