Bengal
See also: bengal
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangâla).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Bengal

Map of the Bengal region
- A region in the Indian subcontinent which is today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).
Translations
region in South Asia
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Noun
Bengal (plural Bengals)
- A short-haired domestic cat of a particular breed that originated in the United States.
- Synonym: Bengal cat
- (American football) A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.
- Jones became a Bengal in a trade for Smith.
- A Bengal tiger.
See also
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeŋːɑl/, [ˈbe̞ŋːɑ̝l]
- Rhymes: -eŋːɑl
- Syllabification(key): Ben‧gal
Declension
Inflection of Bengal (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Bengal | — | ||
genitive | Bengalin | — | ||
partitive | Bengalia | — | ||
illative | Bengaliin | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Bengal | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Bengal | — | |
gen. | Bengalin | |||
genitive | Bengalin | — | ||
partitive | Bengalia | — | ||
inessive | Bengalissa | — | ||
elative | Bengalista | — | ||
illative | Bengaliin | — | ||
adessive | Bengalilla | — | ||
ablative | Bengalilta | — | ||
allative | Bengalille | — | ||
essive | Bengalina | — | ||
translative | Bengaliksi | — | ||
abessive | Bengalitta | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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