Bengali meaning

UK US /bɛŋˈɡɑli/ 3 syllables

Bengali (noun): (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus).

Bengali has 4 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.

Bengali as a noun

  1. (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)

    Type of: Asian

  2. an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India

    Type of: ethnic group

  3. a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal

    Synonyms: Bangla

    Type of: Magadhan

Bengali as an adjective

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people
    • Bengali hills

    Related forms: Bengal

How to pronounce Bengali

Bengali is pronounced /bɛŋˈɡɑli/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Word lists: words starting with BE · words ending in LI · 7-letter words

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