Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese ingrês, from Old French angleis, from Old English Englisċ. Cognate with Hindi अंग्रेज़ (aṅgrez).

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /iŋɾed͡ʒ/, [ˈiŋɾed͡ʒ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /iŋɾedʑ/, [ˈiŋɾedʑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /iŋɾɛd̪z/, [ˈiŋɾɛd̪z], [ˈiŋɾɛz]

Noun

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ইংরেজ (iṅrej)

  1. English person

Adjective

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ইংরেজ (iṅrej) (comparative আরও ইংরেজ, superlative সবচেয়ে ইংরেজ)

  1. English (of or relating to England)

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