Definition
Relating to Bengal, its people, or their language. As a noun, refers to a native of Bengal or the Indo-Aryan language spoken there.
Etymology
From Bengal, derived from Sanskrit Vaṅga, the ancient name of the region. The suffix -i was added to denote 'of or relating to Bengal.' The term evolved through Persian and Arabic influences during medieval times.
Kelly Says
Bengali is the second most spoken language in the world by number of native speakers, with over 230 million people speaking it! The language has a rich literary tradition and was the first Indian language to adopt prose as a serious form of literary expression.
Translations
CSČeština
bengálština
behn-gahl-shtee-nah
DADansk
bengali
bɛŋˈɡaːli
DEDeutsch
bengalisch
bɛŋˈɡaːlɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
Βεγγαλικά
Vengaliká
ESEspañol
bengalí
behn-gah-lee
FISuomi
bengali
behn-gah-lee
FRFrançais
bengali
bɛ̃ɡali
HUMagyar
bengáli
behn-gah-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
bahasa Bengali
bah-hah-sah behn-gah-lee
IGIG
Bengali
behn-gah-lee
ITItaliano
bengalese
behn-gah-leh-seh
KMKM
ភាសាបង់ក្លា
Pheasa Bangkloa
MSBahasa Melayu
bahasa Bengali
bah-hah-sah behn-gah-lee
NLNederlands
Bengali
bɛŋˈɡaːli
NONorsk
bengali
bɛŋˈɡaːli
PLPolski
bengalski
bɛŋˈɡalski
PTPortuguês
bengali
behn-gah-lee
RORomână
bengaleză
behn-gah-leh-zah
RUРусский
бенгальский
Bengalʹskiy
SVSvenska
bengali
bɛŋˈɡaːli
SWKiswahili
Kibengali
kee-behn-gah-lee
TAதமிழ்
வங்காளம்
Vaṅkāḷam
THไทย
ภาษาเบงกอล
P̣hās̄ā Bengkhol
TLTL
Bengali
behn-gah-lee
TRTürkçe
Bengalce
behn-gahl-jeh
UKУкраїнська
бенгальська
Bengalʹsʹka
VITiếng Việt
tiếng Bengal
tee-ehng behn-gahl
YOYO
Bengali
behn-gah-lee