Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 8 compound words that contain bengali. The most common are listed below. Open bengali in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- Eastern BengaliOne of the two major groups of Bengali dialects, spoken to the east of the Padma River, particularly in Bangladesh.
- Western BengaliOne of the two major groups of Bengali dialects, spoken to the west of the Padma River, particularly in West Bengal.
- Standard BengaliThe current standard and literary variety of Bengali used in writing and in formal speech since the 19th century.
- Bengali People's RepublicSynonym of People's Republic of Bangladesh: Official name of Bangladesh: a country in South Asia.
- Sylheti BengaliThe variety of Standard Bengali spoken with a Sylheti accent, influenced by the phonological features of the Sylheti, in the eastern part of Bangladesh's Sylhet Division and the Barak Valley of the Indian state of Assam.
- Chittagonian BengaliSynonym of Chittagonian: A language spoken in the Chittagong District and Cox's Bazar District of south-eastern Bangladesh as well as neighbouring areas in India and Myanmar, often treated as a dialect of Bengali.
- Middle BengaliThe ancestor of New Bengali, spoken from 1200 CE to 1800, that developed from Old Bengali.
- Bengali alphabetThe 46-letter abugida, consisting of 11 vowels and 35 consonants.
- Bengali scriptThe Bengali alphabet.
- Modern BengaliSynonym of New Bengali: The contemporary Bengali language that developed from Middle Bengali, spoken since 1800.
- New BengaliThe contemporary Bengali language that developed from Middle Bengali, spoken since 1800.
- Anglo-BengaliA person with mixed Bengali and English or British ancestry.
- non-BengaliContrary to the principles or characteristics of the Bengali people.
Compound words 8
- BengalinessThe quality or state of being Bengali.
- BengiAn ethnic Bengali
- BenglishA hybrid of the Bengali and English languages.
- bengalinesplural of bengaline: A fabric made from silk and worsted; poplin.
- Bengalismsplural of Bengalism: A word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language, especially for literary effect.
- Bengalizedsimple past and past participle of Bengalize
- Bengalizingpresent participle and gerund of Bengalize
- Bengaliansplural of Bengalian: A Bengali.