बंगाल
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بَنْگَال (bangāl), with itself being borrowed from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala) ultimately derived from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga), the name of the Vanga Kingdom.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəŋ.ɡɑːl/, [bɐ̃ŋ.ɡäːl]
Noun
बंगाल • (baṅgāl) m (Urdu spelling بنگال)
- Bengal (a geopolitical region comprising West Bengal and Bangladesh)
- (colloquial) West Bengal (a state of India)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बंगाल baṅgāl |
बंगाल baṅgāl |
| oblique | बंगाल baṅgāl |
बंगालों baṅgālõ |
| vocative | बंगाल baṅgāl |
बंगालो baṅgālo |