Associations to the word «Bengali»

Wiktionary

BENGALI, adjective. Of, from or pertaining to Bengal
BENGALI, noun. A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.
BENGALI, proper noun. Language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Tripura and West Bengal, India.

Dictionary definition

BENGALI, noun. (Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus).
BENGALI, noun. An ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India.
BENGALI, noun. A Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal.
BENGALI, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people; "Bengali hills".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats