বাঙালি

Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালী (baṅgali), from বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala) +‎ -ঈ (-i).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /baŋali/, [ˈbaŋaliˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /baŋali/, [ˈbaŋaliˑ]
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Noun edit

বাঙালি (baṅali)

  1. Bengali; a native of Bangladesh or the Bengal
    মাছে ভাতে বাঙালি
    mache bhate baṅali .
    Fish and rice make a Bengali.
  2. Bengali; a person of Bengali descent
    আমার বন্ধু বাঙালি
    amar bondhu baṅali .
    My friend is a Bengali.

Adjective edit

বাঙালি (baṅali) (comparative আরও বাঙালি, superlative সবচেয়ে বাঙালি)

  1. Bengali (of or relating to the Bengali people)

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