বাঙ্গালা

Middle Bengali edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangāla). Compare Arabic اَلْبَنْغَال (al-banḡāl), Hindi बंगाल (baṅgāl), English Bengal and Irish Beangál.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɑŋɡɑlɑ/, [bäːŋɡäläː], [bäŋɡäːlä], [bäŋɡäläː]

Noun edit

বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala)

  1. Bengal
  2. Bengali language

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Bengali: বাংলা (baṅla)

References edit