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/, [ˈbe̞ŋːɑl]
- Rhymes: -eŋːɑl
- Syllabification(key): Ben‧gal
Declension
| Inflection of Bengal (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Bengalitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Bengal (type paperi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Bengalini | Bengalimme |
| 2nd person | Bengalisi | Bengalinne |
| 3rd person | Bengalinsa | |
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