बंगला

See also: बगला, बंगाली, and बंग्ली

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बँगला (baṅglā)
• बँग्ला (baṅglā)
• बंग्ला (baṅglā)
• बांगला (bāṅglā)
• बाँगला (bāṅglā)
• बांग्ला (bāṅglā)
• बाँग्ला (bāṅglā)
• बाङला (bāṅlā)
• बाङ्ला (bāṅlā)
• बाङ्ग्ला (bāṅglā)

Etymology

From बंगाल (baṅgāl) +‎ -आ (-ā). Alternatively from Bengali বাংলা (baṅla)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bəŋ.ɡlɑː/, [bɐ̃ŋ.ɡläː]

Proper noun

बंगला • (baṅglā) f (Urdu spelling بنگلہ)

1. Bengali (language)

   Synonym: बंगाली (baṅgālī)

   • 1998, Rājamaṇi Śarmā, हिन्दी भाषा: इतिहास और स्वरूप [Hindi language: history and form], New Delhi: Vani Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 99, →ISBN:

     बंगला भाषा के समृद्ध साहित्य के कारण असमी का विकास अवरुद्ध सा हो गया था।

     baṅglā bhāṣā ke samŕddh sāhitya ke kāraṇ asmī kā vikās avruddh sā ho gayā thā.

     Because of the rich literature of the Bengali language, the development of Assamese became somewhat hindered.

Declension

Declension of बंगला (sg-only fem ā-stem)

	singular
direct	बंगला baṅglā
oblique	बंगला baṅglā
vocative	बंगला baṅglā

Adjective

बंगला • (baṅglā) (indeclinable)

1. Bengali

   Synonym: बंगाली (baṅgālī)

   • 2003, Rajaram Bhadu, धर्मसत्ता और प्रतिरोध की संस्कृति [Culture of resistance and theocracy]‎^[1], Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, page 105, →ISBN:

     … यह है बंगला संस्कृति की शुद्धता और बंगला अस्मिता की अभिव्यक्ति।

     … yah hai baṅglā sanskŕti kī śuddhatā aur baṅglā asmitā kī abhivyakti.

     This is the purity of Bengali culture and expression of Bengali self-identity.

Noun

बंगला • (baṅglā) m (Urdu spelling بنگلہ)

1. a bungalow
   • 2007, Émile Zola, translated by Droane Vir Kohli, उम्मीद है, आएगा वह दिन [There is hope that that day will come]‎^[2], New Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, page 347, →ISBN:

     साँझ के झुटपुटे में जब सड़क डूब रही थी, तो बँगले के अगवाड़े में पत्थर-ढेले बरसने लगे।

     sāñjh ke jhuṭpuṭe mẽ jab saṛak ḍūb rahī thī, to baṅgle ke agvāṛe mẽ patthar-ḍhele barasne lage.

     In the evening twilight, when the road was sinking, stones and pellets started showering in the front of the bungalow.

Declension

Declension of बंगला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बंगला baṅglā	बंगले baṅgle
oblique	बंगले baṅgle	बंगलों baṅglõ
vocative	बंगले baṅgle	बंगलो baṅglo

Descendants

• → English: bungalow
  • → Dutch: bungalow
  • → Finnish: bungalow
  • → French: bungalow
  • → German: Bungalow
  • → Georgian: ბუნგალო (bungalo)
  • → Irish: bungaló
  • → Italian: bungalow
  • → Portuguese: bangalô
  • → Romanian: bungalow
  • → Spanish: bungalow
  • → Russian: бунгало (bungalo)
  • → Welsh: byngalo

Marathi

Etymology

From बंगाल (baṅgāl) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəŋ.ɡla/

Noun

बंगला • (baṅglā) m

1. bungalow

Declension

Declension of बंगला (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	बंगला baṅglā
direct plural	बंगले baṅgle
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बंगला baṅglā		बंगले baṅgle
oblique सामान्यरूप	बंगल्या baṅglyā		बंगल्यां- baṅglyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बंगल्याला baṅglyālā		बंगल्यांना baṅglyānnā
ergative	बंगल्याने, बंगल्यानं baṅglyāne, baṅglyāna		बंगल्यांनी baṅglyānnī
instrumental	बंगल्याशी baṅglyāśī		बंगल्यांशी baṅglyānśī
locative सप्तमी	बंगल्यात baṅglyāt		बंगल्यांत baṅglyāt
vocative संबोधन	बंगल्या baṅglyā		बंगल्यांनो baṅglyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of बंगला (masc ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बंगल्याचा baṅglyāċā	बंगल्याचे baṅglyāċe	बंगल्याची baṅglyācī	बंगल्याच्या baṅglyācā	बंगल्याचे, बंगल्याचं baṅglyāċe, baṅglyāċa	बंगल्याची baṅglyācī	बंगल्याच्या baṅglyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बंगल्यांचा baṅglyānċā	बंगल्यांचे baṅglyānċe	बंगल्यांची baṅglyāñcī	बंगल्यांच्या baṅglyāncā	बंगल्यांचे, बंगल्यांचं baṅglyānċe, baṅglyānċa	बंगल्यांची baṅglyāñcī	बंगल्यांच्या baṅglyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• घर (ghar, “home”)
• राजवाडा (rājvāḍā, “palace”)