Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bengalism

/bɛŋˈɡɔːlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ben-gal-ism
IPA
/bɛŋˈɡɔːlɪzəm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language, especially for literary effect.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The style, spirit or other characteristics of Bengali arts and culture, or an imitation of that style.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Bengal + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bengalisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bengalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɛŋˈɡɔːlɪzəm/.
What does bengalism mean?
A word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language, especially for literary effect.
Where does bengalism come from?
From Bengal + -ism.

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