বঙ্গ

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /bɔŋɡo/, [ˈbɔŋɡoˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /bɔŋɡo/, [ˈbɔŋɡoˑ]

Proper noun

বঙ্গ • (boṅgo)

1. Bengal (mainly Bangladesh and West Bengal, India)
2. the ancient Vanga Kingdom (in south-central Bengal)
3. the Eastern Bengali dialects

Adjective

বঙ্গ • (boṅgo) (comparative আরও বঙ্গ, superlative সবচেয়ে বঙ্গ)

1. Bengali (of Bengal)

Derived terms

• বঙ্গদেশ (boṅgodeś)
• বঙ্গীয় (boṅgiẏo)
• বঙ্গালী (boṅgali)

Related terms

• বাঙালি (baṅali), বাঙালী (baṅali)
• বাংলা (baṅla)
• বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś)
• বাংলাদেশি (baṅladeśi), বাংলাদেশী (baṅladeśi)