Bangla
/ˌbæŋˈ(ɡ)lə/
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South Asia/bɑŋ(ɡ)lɑ/
Bangla proper noun: synonym of Bengali (language).
Proper noun (1)
Bangla
- Synonym of Bengali (language).
- The segmental phones of Bangla are slightly different from those of other Indo-European languages.2010, Somdev Kar, Syllable Structure of Bangla, page 12
- I have spent a great deal of time in the subject of Bangla spelling reform, researched about it, written and published about it. I have written in Bangla in the reform I proposed for many years.2011, Munayem Mayenin, Baanglara My Bangla Tutor, page 442
- Synonyms:
- Bengali
- Synonym of Bengal (region).
- Historian Neehar Ranjan Roy has said that although the place lay on the footsteps of the Himalayas, it was in fact linked to the Bangla region.2001, Mohāmmada Hānanāna, Political History of Bangladesh, page 23
- As the Greek histories suggest, Alexander the Great was unsuccessful in his bid to conquer the Bangla region, then known as Gangaridai/Gangaridi, largely due to the military prowess of the people of the region;2018, Abul Kalam, Bangladesh’s Maritime Policy
- Synonyms:
- Bengal
Noun (1)
Bangla (plural Banglas)
- Bengali (ethnicity).
- This cooking's so different he says, from their Bangla cooking.2005, Indian Literature - Volume 49, Issues 5-6, page 118
- After a gap of two years caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, the Bangla new year Pohela Boisakh was celebrated across Bangladesh on Thursday, April 14 with enthusiasm and festivity.2022 April 15, Rajesh Jha/Dhaka, “Bangla New Year Pohela Boisakh celebrated in Bangladesh”, in News On Air
Noun (2)
Bangla (plural Banglas)
- A Bangladeshi.
Proper noun (2)
Bangla
Examples of Bangla in a sentence
- The best thorough treatment of Bangla phonetics and phonology remains Ferguson and Chowdhury (1960).2015, Anne Boyle David, Thomas J. Conners, Dustin Chacón, Descriptive Grammar of Bangla, page 13:
- Whitechapel: Transport for London has been asked to erect signs at the Elizabeth Line station in Bangla, as well as English, to reflect the East End's cultural diversity.2021 October 6, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Anglia”, in RAIL, number 941, page 29:
- All the river banks of the western parts of Bangla have such places which include the catchment areas of Mayurakhi, Ajay, Banka, Damodar, Dwarakeswar, Kangsabati, etc.”2021, Dibyendu Chakraborty, Origin of Bangla Seventh Part Ghoti Children of the Land of Five Male Rivers:
- On Friday, Bengalis will welcome 1429 as per Bangla calendar2022 April 20, Dipawali Mitra, “Bangla calendars live through ages, evolve to welcome 1429”, in The Times of India:
Synonyms of Bangla
Forms of Bangla
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Origin of Bangla
Unadapted borrowing from Bengali বাংলা (baṅla).
Clipping of Bangladeshi or Bangladesh.
Words formed from Bangla
Phrases with Bangla
Questions about Bangla
- What does Bangla mean?
- Bangla means synonym of Bengali (language).
- How do you use Bangla in a sentence?
- The best thorough treatment of Bangla phonetics and phonology remains Ferguson and Chowdhury (1960).
- What part of speech is Bangla?
- Bangla can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Bangla?
- Bangla is pronounced /ˌbæŋˈ(ɡ)lə/.
Words near Bangla in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Bangla (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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