Bengali

Proper noun

বাংলা • ‎(Bangla) ‎(genitive বাংলার ‎(Banglar), locative বাংলায় ‎(Banglaẏ))

1. Bengali, Bangla (language)

Synonyms

• বাংলা ভাষা ‎(Bangla bhasha)

Derived terms

• পশ্চিমবাংলা ‎(Pôshcimbangla), পশ্চিম বাংলা ‎(Pôshcim Bangla)
• পূর্ববাংলা ‎(Purbôbangla), পূর্ব বাংলা ‎(Purbô Bangla)

Adjective

বাংলা • ‎(Bangla)

1. Bengali, Bangla; related to Bangladesh, Bengal, the Bengali language or the Bengali people.
2. written in Bengali

Related terms

• বঙ্গ ‎(Bônggô)
• বাঙালি ‎(Bangali)
• বাংলাদেশ ‎(Bangladesh)
• বাংলাদেশী ‎(Bangladeshi), বাংলাদেশি ‎(Bangladeshi)

References

• James Heitzman and Robert L. Worden, ed. (1989). Bangladesh: A country study.