বাংলা

See also: বাল, বালি, and বলা

Bengali

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga)der.
    Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala)
    Bengali বাংলা (baṅla)

    Inherited from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), ultimately from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga) (whence also বঙ্গ (boṅgo)).

    Pronunciation

    • (Rarh) IPA(key): /baŋla/, [ˈbaŋlaˑ]
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    • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /baŋla/, [ˈbaŋlaˑ]
    • Hyphenation: বাং‧লা

    Proper noun

    বাংলা • (baṅla) (genitive বাংলার (baṅlar), locative বাংলায় (baṅlaẏ))

    1. Bengal (region)
      Synonym: বঙ্গ (boṅgo)
      • 1905, Rabindranath Tagore, Amar Sonar Bangla:
        আমার সোনার বাংলা, আমি তোমায় ভালোবাসি।
        amar śōnar baṅla, ami tōmaẏ bhalōbaśi.
        My golden Bengal, thee I love.
    2. Bengali, Bangla (language)
      Synonym: বাংলা ভাষা (baṅla bhaśa)

    Derived terms

    Adjective

    বাংলা • (baṅla) (comparative আরও বাংলা, superlative সবচেয়ে বাংলা)

    1. Bengali, Bangla (related to Bengal, the Bengali language or the Bengali people)
    2. written in Bengali
      এই স্টেশনটির নাম বাংলা। ― ei sṭeśnoṭir nam baṅla. ― The name of this station is written in Bengali.

    References

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