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bengal

/bɛŋˈɡɑl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
ben-gal
IPA
/bɛŋˈɡɑl/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

noun

A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.

noun

A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.

noun

A Bengal tiger.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Bengal region.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: بَنْگَالَه, বাঙ্গালা

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɛŋˈɡɑl/
  • British English: /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/

Inflected Forms

Bengals (plural) more Bengal (comparative) most Bengal (superlative)

Derived Forms

Bengalese Bengalian Bengalism

Phrases

Bay of Bengal Bengal babble Bengal babbler Bengal bean Bengal fire Bengal fox Bengal isinglass Bengal light

Frequently Paired Words

Bangla Bangladesh Bengali Benghal

Synonyms

Bengal cat Bengali

Rhymes With

engle stengel mengel bengel hengel lengel

Questions

How do you pronounce bengal?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɛŋˈɡɑl/.
What does bengal mean?
A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).
Where does bengal come from?
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.

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