بنگالی

Persian

Etymology

From بنگال (bengâl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [baŋ.ɡɑː.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.

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, Qeshm County, Hormozgan, Iran
4. A village in Nancowry, 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

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, Qeshm County, Hormozgan, 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)

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, Qeshm County, Hormozgan, Iran.

Derived terms

• بنگالی مجیٹھ (bangālī majīṭh)