Bengali
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Ben·ga·li /benˈɡɔːli $ -ˈɡɒːli/ noun 1. [uncountable]SLL the language used in Bangladesh and West Bengal 孟加拉语2. [countable]SAN someone from Bengal 孟加拉人 —Bengali adjective
Examples from the Corpus
Bengali• Gupta is a Bengali, a Brabiliall, or so he says.• She didn't look at us, didn't answer when I spoke in Bengali.• Yelling in Bengali for help, they reached the door of the other family.• He always starts like that, and then switches into Bengali.• I asked for my question to be translated into Bengali.Origin Bengali (1700-1800) Hindi Bangali, from Bangal “Bengal”, area of Bangladesh and eastern IndiaBen·ga·li nounChineseSyllable
Bangladesh in and the Corpus West language used Bengal
Bengali
Ben‧ga‧li /benˈɡɔːli $ -ˈɡɒːli/
noun
2. [countable] someone from Bengal
—Bengali adjective
Ben‧ga‧li /benˈɡɔːli $ -ˈɡɒːli/
noun Date: 1700-1800
Language: Hindi
Origin: Bangali, from Bangal 'Bengal', area of Bangladesh and eastern India
1. [uncountable] the language used in Bangladesh and West BengalLanguage: Hindi
Origin: Bangali, from Bangal 'Bengal', area of Bangladesh and eastern India
2. [countable] someone from Bengal
—Bengali adjective