Bengali

[ben-gaw-lee, -gah-, beng-]

noun

1. a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.

2. an Indic language spoken in E India and Bangladesh.

3. Bengalee.

adjective

1. of or relating to Bengal, its inhabitants, or their language; Bengalese.

Bengali

/ bɛŋ-, bɛnˈɡɔːlɪ /

noun

1. a member of a people living chiefly in Bangladesh and in West Bengal. The West Bengalis are mainly Hindus; the East Bengalis of Bangladesh are mainly Muslims

2. Also called: Bangla. the language of this people: the official language of Bangladesh and the chief language of West Bengal; it belongs to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family

adjective

1. of or relating to Bengal, the Bengalis, or their language

Example Sentences

The hand-painted saree with traditional Bengali motifs had the colours of the Palestinian flag on its borders.

From BBC

He came upon an old market crowned with a grand dome and a broken clock that had numerals in Bengali, the language most commonly spoken in the city.

From BBC

"Why weren't the rich Bengali residents held up?"

From BBC

Radish greens are a delicacy in Bengali cuisine.

From Salon

Its nine stories concern the complicated Bengali families in India and America, and Lahiri’s elegant, observant prose is constantly alert to the ways that lore and folkways shape or abrade relationships.

From Los Angeles Times