Bengal

Meaning

Name

A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

Noun

1. A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.
2. A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.
3. A Bengal tiger.

Synonyms

fire

🔥

light

Bengalese

East Pakistani

Translations

Bengale

Bengalen

Bengala

Bengalen

Bengala

Βεγγάλη

Bengala

Bengal

bengal

bengala

Gatto bengala

Bengaals

Bengaal

Gato-de-bengala

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛŋ.ˈɡɔːl/

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla.