Bengal

See also: bengal

English

Etymology

From Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بنگاله‎ (bangâla).

Pronunciation

• (India) IPA^(key): /bɛŋ.ˈɡɔːl/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/, /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /bɛŋˈɡɑl/, /ˈbɛŋˌɡəl/
• Rhymes: (UK, India) -ɔːl, (UK, US) -ɑːl, (US) -ɛŋɡəl

Proper noun

Bengal

Map of the Bengal region

1. A region in the Indian subcontinent which is today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

Translations

region in South Asia

• Afrikaans: Bengale
• Arabic: اَلْبَنْغَال‎ m (al-banḡāl)
• Bengali: বাংলা (bn) (bangla), বঙ্গ (bn) (boṅgo), বঙ্গদেশ (boṅgodeś)
• Catalan: Bengala
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 孟加拉 (maang⁶ gaa¹ laai¹)

  Mandarin: 孟加拉 (zh) (Mèngjiālā)

• Czech: Bengálsko (cs) n
• Danish: Bengalen (da)
• Dutch: Bengalen (nl) n
• Esperanto: Bengalio
• Finnish: Bengal (fi)
• French: Bengale (fr) m
• German: Bengalen (de) n
• Greek: Βεγγάλη (el) (Vengáli)
• Hebrew: בנגל‎
• Hindi: बंगाल (hi) (baṅgāl), वंग (hi) m (vaṅg), बंग (hi) m (baṅg), वङ्ग (hi) m (vaṅg)
• Hungarian: Bengália (hu)
• Irish: Beangál m
• Italian: Bengala
• Japanese: ベンガル (Bengaru)
• Korean: 벵골 (Benggol)
• Latvian: Bengālija f
• Malay: Benggala
• Manx: Yn Vengaal f
• Marathi: बंगाल m (baṅgāl)
• Persian: بنگال‎, بنگاله‎
• Polish: Bengal (pl) m
• Portuguese: Bengala (pt) f
• Russian: Бенга́лия f (Bengálija)
• Sanskrit: वङ्ग (sa) m (vaṅga)
• Spanish: Bengala
• Swahili: Bungala
• Swedish: Bengalen n
• Telugu: బెంగాల్ (te) (beṅgāl)
• Thai: เบงกอล (beng-gɔɔl)
• Ukrainian: Бенга́лія (Benhálija)
• Urdu: بنگال‎ (baṅgāl)
• Volapük: Bängalän (vo)

Noun

Bengal (plural Bengals)

1. A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.

   Synonym: Bengal cat

2. (American football) A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.

   Jones became a Bengal in a trade for Smith.

3. A Bengal tiger.

See also

• Bengali
• East Bengal
• West Bengal
• Bay of Bengal
• Bengal babbler
• Bengal tiger
• Bengal fox
• Bangla
• Bengal light
• Bangladesh

Anagrams

• Bangel, bangle

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Bengali

Etymology

From English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeŋːɑl/, [ˈbe̞ŋːɑ̝l]
• Rhymes: -eŋːɑl
• Syllabification^(key): Ben‧gal

Proper noun

Bengal

1. Bengal (a region of South Asia, today divided between India and Bangladesh)

Declension

Inflection of Bengal (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Bengal	—
genitive		Bengalin	—
partitive		Bengalia	—
illative		Bengaliin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Bengal	—
accusative	nom.	Bengal	—
	gen.	Bengalin
genitive		Bengalin	—
partitive		Bengalia	—
inessive		Bengalissa	—
elative		Bengalista	—
illative		Bengaliin	—
adessive		Bengalilla	—
ablative		Bengalilta	—
allative		Bengalille	—
essive		Bengalina	—
translative		Bengaliksi	—
abessive		Bengalitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Bengal (type paperi)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Bengalini — accusative nom. Bengalini — gen. Bengalini genitive Bengalini — partitive Bengaliani — inessive Bengalissani — elative Bengalistani — illative Bengaliini — adessive Bengalillani — ablative Bengaliltani — allative Bengalilleni — essive Bengalinani — translative Bengalikseni — abessive Bengalittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Bengalisi — accusative nom. Bengalisi — gen. Bengalisi genitive Bengalisi — partitive Bengaliasi — inessive Bengalissasi — elative Bengalistasi — illative Bengaliisi — adessive Bengalillasi — ablative Bengaliltasi — allative Bengalillesi — essive Bengalinasi — translative Bengaliksesi — abessive Bengalittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Bengalimme — accusative nom. Bengalimme — gen. Bengalimme genitive Bengalimme — partitive Bengaliamme — inessive Bengalissamme — elative Bengalistamme — illative Bengaliimme — adessive Bengalillamme — ablative Bengaliltamme — allative Bengalillemme — essive Bengalinamme — translative Bengaliksemme — abessive Bengalittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Bengalinne — accusative nom. Bengalinne — gen. Bengalinne genitive Bengalinne — partitive Bengalianne — inessive Bengalissanne — elative Bengalistanne — illative Bengaliinne — adessive Bengalillanne — ablative Bengaliltanne — allative Bengalillenne — essive Bengalinanne — translative Bengaliksenne — abessive Bengalittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Bengalinsa — accusative nom. Bengalinsa — gen. Bengalinsa genitive Bengalinsa — partitive Bengaliaan Bengaliansa — inessive Bengalissaan Bengalissansa — elative Bengalistaan Bengalistansa — illative Bengaliinsa — adessive Bengalillaan Bengalillansa — ablative Bengaliltaan Bengaliltansa — allative Bengalilleen Bengalillensa — essive Bengalinaan Bengalinansa — translative Bengalikseen Bengaliksensa — abessive Bengalittaan Bengalittansa — instructive — — comitative — —