Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-bengali

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
non-ben-gali
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Contrary to the principles or characteristics of the Bengali people.

noun

One who is not a Bengali person.

Etymology

Calque of Bengali অবাঙালি (obaṅali), from non- + Bengali.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more non-Bengali (comparative) most non-Bengali (superlative) non-Bengalis (plural)

Questions

What does non-bengali mean?
Contrary to the principles or characteristics of the Bengali people.
Where does non-bengali come from?
Calque of Bengali অবাঙালি (obaṅali), from non- + Bengali.

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