Bengal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla. === Pronunciation === (India) IPA(key): /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/, /bɐŋˈɡaːl/ (UK) IPA(key): /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/, /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/ (US) IPA(key): /bɛŋˈɡɑl/, /ˈbɛŋˌɡəl/ Rhymes: (UK, India) -ɔːl, (UK, US) -ɑːl, (US) -ɛŋɡəl === Proper noun === Bengal A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Bengal (plural Bengals) A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States. Synonym: Bengal cat (American football) A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals. A Bengal tiger. === See also === Bengali Bangla Bangladesh === Anagrams === Bangel, bangle == Finnish == === Alternative forms === Bengali === Etymology === From English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeŋːɑl/, [ˈbe̞ŋːɑ̝l] Rhymes: -eŋːɑl Syllabification(key): Ben‧gal Hyphenation(key): Ben‧gal === Proper noun === Bengal Bengal (a region of South Asia, today divided between India and Bangladesh) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; ultimately from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛŋ.ɡal/ Rhymes: -ɛŋɡal Syllabification: Ben‧gal === Proper noun === Bengal (related adjective bengalski, demonym Bengalczyk, female demonym Bengalka) Bengal (a geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal)) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Bengal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN Bengal in Polish dictionaries at PWN