বাংলা

See also: বাল, বালি, and বলা

Bengali

Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɑŋla]

Proper noun

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

1. 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) (comparative আরও বাংলা, superlative সবচেয়ে বাংলা)

1. Bengali, Bangla; related to Bangladesh, Bengal, the Bengali language or the Bengali people.
2. 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.