Bengali
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bengali in British English:
UK [beŋˈgɔ:li]
How to pronounce Bengali in American English:
US [beŋˈgɑli]
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- Noun:
- (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)
- an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India
- a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people
Word Origin
Example
- 1. But the finance minister , pranab mukherjee , is her main bengali rival , and he refuses special help .
- 2. So for rakhines , the struggle , as one tract puts it , is " about an invasion of bengali land-grabbers " .
- 3. Among the subjects we discussed was bengali orthography .
- 4. One bengali village has a tradition of long migrations : many men leave for years or even decades , but always intend to return .
- 5. There , a shared bengali identity runs deep , the muslim population is less prone to religious fundamentalism than that of pakistan and ms hasina is regarded as an ally of india .