Definitions for Bengali
bɛnˈgɔ li, -ˈgɑ-, bɛŋ-ben·gal·i

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bengalinoun

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

2. Bengalinoun

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

3. Bengali, Banglaadjective

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

4. Bengaliadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people

   "Bengali hills"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Bengalinoun

   A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.

2. Bengaliadjective

   Of, from or pertaining to Bengal

3. Bengalinoun

   Language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Tripura and West Bengal, India.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bengali

   Bengali can refer to two different contexts: 1) An ethnic group originating from Bangladesh or the Indian state of West Bengal. People belonging to this group speak the Bengali language and follow the culture associated with this region. 2) A language spoken mainly in Bangladesh and in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, and Assam's Barak Valley. Bengali is the 7th most spoken language in the world by the total number of speakers. It has its own script and rich literary history.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bengalinoun

   the language spoken in Bengal

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. Bengali

   ben-gaw′lē, adj. of or belonging to Bengal.—n. a native of Bengal: the language of Bengal.—n. Bengal′-light, a brilliant signal-light used at sea in a case of shipwreck, and in ordinary pyrotechny for illuminating a district of country—prepared from nitre, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BENGALI

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bengali is ranked #122314 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bengali surname appeared 141 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bengali.
   
   80.8% or 114 total occurrences were Asian.
   12% or 17 total occurrences were White.
   5.6% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Asian
   • Hinduism
   • Ethnic Group

Anagrams for Bengali »

1. Algenib

2. Belgian

3. bealing

How to pronounce Bengali?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Bengali in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bengali in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bengali in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Bengali in a Sentence

1. Another BJP lawmaker:

   It will not have the names of many Bengali Hindus.

2. Gaggan Anand:

   A fish to a Bengali is his soul, a fish could win the heart of a Bengali or could destroy your friendship with him. These guys dare not cheat on the quality. For prawns, shrimps... I don't trust anyone else. I trust this market.

3. Phone Minn:

   If they followed that law, the problem will be solved...if these Bengali people deserve citizenship according to the law, they can get it.

4. Myo Nyunt:

   Under the current political circumstances, we have difficulties solving some issues - such as the (order) that the government must ensure its military or armed insurgents do not commit genocide or attempt to commit genocide against Rohingya or Bengali.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bengali
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bengali
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bengali
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Bengali
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html