بنگالی

Persian

Etymology

From بنگال (bengâl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baŋ.ɡaː.ˈliː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäŋ.ɡɑː.líː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäŋ.ɡɑː.líː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäŋ.ɡɑː.líː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäŋ.ɡɔː.lí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæŋ.ɡɒː.líː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäŋ.ɡɔ.lí]

Readings
Classical reading?	bangālī
Dari reading?	bangālī
Iranian reading?	bangâli
Tajik reading?	bangoli

Adjective

بنگالی • (bangâli)

1. Bengali

   توی سلهت یه خورش بنگالی خریدم.

   tu-ye selhat ye xoreš-e bangâli xaridam.

   I bought a Bengali stew in Sylhet.

2. (obsolete) Any native inhabitant of Bengal Sultanate.
3. (obsolete) Any inhabitant of Suba Bangalah.

Derived terms

• زبان بنگالی (zabân-e bangâli)

Proper noun

Dari	بنگالی
Iranian Persian
Tajik	банголӣ

بنگالی • (bangâli)

1. Bengali (the language of Bengal)

   برادر شوهرش بنگالی بلده.

   barâdar-e šowhareš bangâli balad-e.

   Her husband's brother knows Bengali.

2. Bengali (an ethnicity originating from Bengal)

   بنگالی هستیم.

   bangâli hastim.

   We are Bengali.

3. a village in Ramkan district, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
4. a village in Nancowry tehsil, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Derived terms

• انجیر بنگالی (anjir bangâli)
• بنگالی‌خوان (bangâli-xân)
• بنگالی‌دان (bangâli-dân)
• بنگالی‌زبان (bangâli-zabân)
• فنچ بنگالی (fenč bangâli)

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bə̃ŋ.ɡäː.liː/

Adjective

بَنگالِی • (bangālī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੰਗਾਲੀ)

1. Bengali
2. (obsolete) Any native inhabitant of Bengal Sultanate.
3. (obsolete) Any inhabitant of Suba Bangalah.

Proper noun

بَنگالِی • (bangālī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬੰਗਾਲੀ)

1. Bengali (language)
2. a village in Nancowry, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
3. a village in Ramkan district, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī), from بنگاله (bangāla, “Bengal”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bən.ɡɑː.liː/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -iː

Adjective

بنگالی • (bangālī) (Hindi spelling बंगाली)

1. Bengali; of or relating to Bengal (the region now divided into the sovereign country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal)
2. (obsolete) Any native inhabitant of Bengal Sultanate.
3. (obsolete) Any inhabitant of Suba Bangalah.

Proper noun

بنگالی • (bangālī) f (Hindi spelling बंगाली)

1. Bengali (language)
2. Bengali (person)
3. a village in Nancowry, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
4. a village in Ramkan district, Qeshm County, Hormozgan Province, Iran

Derived terms

• بنگالی مجیٹھ (bangālī majīṭh)