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Bengali, Bengalee, a. and n.|bɛŋˈgɔːliː|
[a. native Bangālī.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to Bengal.
B. n. A native of Bengal; the language of Bengal, one of the Aryan vernaculars of India. So the obs. Benˈgalan, Benˈgalian a. and n.; Benˈgalic a.
1613Purchas Pilgr. I. v. v. 404 The Bengalans have a tradition or fable amongst them. 1768Phil. Trans. LVIII. 130 Having met with a Bengalian doctor. 1801H. Lebedeff Gram. Ind. Dial. Introd. 3 My Sircar..introduced me to a Bengallic School Master. 1848Thackeray Van. Fair lix, That gentleman would not let the Bengalee rest until he had executed his promise. 1858W. Ellis Visits Madagascar iii. 54 Bengalee or Chinese merchants. 1862D. Forbes (title), Bengali Grammar. |