Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

(countable) A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent. / (uncountable) A language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal, India.

plural of Bengali

The quality or state of being Bengali.

One of the two major groups of Bengali dialects, spoken to the west of the Padma River, particularly in West Bengal.

One of the two major groups of Bengali dialects, spoken to the east of the Padma River, particularly in Bangladesh.

The ancestor of New Bengali, spoken from 1200 CE to 1800, that developed from Old Bengali.

Synonym of New Bengali.

The contemporary Bengali language that developed from Middle Bengali, spoken since 1800.

The current standard and literary variety of Bengali used in writing and in formal speech since the 19th century.