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Bangla
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Pronunciation
en /ˌbæŋˈ(ɡ)lə/ /ˌbɑːŋˈ(ɡ)lə/
en /bɑŋ(ɡ)lɑ/ /bəŋˈ(ɡ)lɑ/ Indic
en /ˈbaŋla/ Singapore,Malaysia
Etymology 1
en bn বাংলা.
Proper noun
en uncommon en Bengali language.
en 2010 Syllable Structure of Bangla Somdev Kar 12 The segmental phones of Bangla are slightly different from those of other Indo-European languages.
en 2011 Baanglara My Bangla Tutor Munayem Mayenin 442 I have spent a great deal of time in the subject of Bangla spelling reform, researched about it, written and published about it. I have written in Bangla in the reform I proposed for many years.
en 2015 Descriptive Grammar of Bangla Anne Boyle David; Thomas J. Conners; Dustin Chacón 13 The best thorough treatment of Bangla phonetics and phonology remains Ferguson and Chowdhury (1960).
en 2021 October 6 Howard Johnston Regional News: Anglia RAIL 941 29 Whitechapel: Transport for London has been asked to erect signs at the Elizabeth Line station in Bangla, as well as English, to reflect the East End's cultural diversity. There are already bilingual notices at Southall.
en nonstandard en Bengal region.
en 2001 Political History of Bangladesh Mohāmmada Hānanāna 23 Historian Neehar Ranjan Roy has said that although the place lay on the footsteps of the Himalayas, it was in fact linked to the Bangla region.
en 2018 Bangladesh’s Maritime Policy Abul Kalam As the Greek histories suggest, Alexander the Great was unsuccessful in his bid to conquer the Bangla region, then known as Gangaridai/Gangaridi, largely due to the military prowess of the people of the region;
en 2021 Origin of Bangla Seventh Part Ghoti Children of the Land of Five Male Rivers Dibyendu Chakraborty All the river banks of the western parts of Bangla have such places which include the catchment areas of Mayurakhi, Ajay, Banka, Damodar, Dwarakeswar, Kangsabati, etc.”
Noun
en nonstandard Bengali ethnicity.
en 2005 Indian Literature - Volume 49, Issues 5-6 118 This cooking's so different he says, from their Bangla cooking.
en April 15, 2022 News On Air Bangla New Year Pohela Boisakh celebrated in Bangladesh Rajesh Jha/Dhaka After a gap of two years caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, the Bangla new year Pohela Boisakh was celebrated across Bangladesh on Thursday, April 14 with enthusiasm and festivity.
en April 20, 2022 The Times of India Bangla calendars live through ages, evolve to welcome 1429 Dipawali Mitra On Friday, Bengalis will welcome 1429 as per Bangla calendar
Derived terms
en Banglaphile Banglaphone Anglo-Bangla Bangla-centric Banglaphile Banglaphone Banglatown Banglish Bangla-centric
Etymology 2
en Bangladeshi,Bangladesh.
Noun
en Britain India Malaysia Singapore offensive racial slur A Bangladeshi.
Proper noun
en nonstandard Bangladesh.
Anagrams
en aabgln Baglan Bagnal Galban galban
en Bangladesh