Bengali

Meaning

Adj

Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

Noun

1. A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.
2. A language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal, India.
3. A village in Nancowry, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛŋˈɡɔːli/

Etymology

Equivalent to Bengal + -i, borrowed from Bengali বাঙ্গালী (baṅgali). Compare Assamese বঙালী (boṅali), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī), Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī).

Sentences

In another , the female subject could speak Bengali with a poor pronunciation .