English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla.
Pronunciation
- (India) IPA(key): /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/, /bɐŋˈɡaːl/
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɛŋˈɡɔːl/, /bɛŋˈɡɑːl/
- (US) IPA(key): /bɛŋˈɡɑl/, /ˈbɛŋˌɡəl/
- Rhymes: (UK, India) -ɔːl, (UK, US) -ɑːl, (US) -ɛŋɡəl
Proper noun
Bengal
- A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).
Derived terms
Translations
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
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From English Bengal, from Portuguese Bengala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeŋːɑl/, [ˈbe̞ŋːɑ̝l]
- Rhymes: -eŋːɑl
- Syllabification(key): Ben‧gal
- Hyphenation(key): Ben‧gal
Proper noun
Bengal
- Bengal (a region of South Asia, today divided between India and Bangladesh)
Declension
| Inflection of Bengal (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Bengal
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—
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| genitive
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Bengalin
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—
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| partitive
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Bengalia
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—
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| illative
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Bengaliin
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Bengal
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Bengal
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—
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| gen.
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Bengalin
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| genitive
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Bengalin
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—
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| partitive
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Bengalia
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—
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| inessive
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Bengalissa
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—
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| elative
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Bengalista
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—
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| illative
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Bengaliin
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—
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| adessive
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Bengalilla
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—
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| ablative
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Bengalilta
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—
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| allative
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Bengalille
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—
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| essive
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Bengalina
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—
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| translative
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Bengaliksi
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—
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| abessive
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Bengalitta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Bengalini
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Bengalini
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—
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| gen.
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Bengalini
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| genitive
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Bengalini
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—
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| partitive
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Bengaliani
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—
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| inessive
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Bengalissani
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—
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| elative
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Bengalistani
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—
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| illative
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Bengaliini
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—
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| adessive
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Bengalillani
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—
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| ablative
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Bengaliltani
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—
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| allative
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Bengalilleni
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—
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| essive
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Bengalinani
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—
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| translative
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Bengalikseni
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—
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| abessive
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Bengalittani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Bengalisi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Bengalisi
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—
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| gen.
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Bengalisi
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| genitive
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Bengalisi
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—
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| partitive
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Bengaliasi
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—
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| inessive
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Bengalissasi
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—
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| elative
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Bengalistasi
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—
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| illative
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Bengaliisi
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—
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| adessive
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Bengalillasi
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—
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| ablative
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Bengaliltasi
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—
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| allative
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Bengalillesi
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—
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| essive
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Bengalinasi
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—
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| translative
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Bengaliksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Bengalittasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Bengalimme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Bengalimme
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—
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| gen.
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Bengalimme
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| genitive
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Bengalimme
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—
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| partitive
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Bengaliamme
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—
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| inessive
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Bengalissamme
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—
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| elative
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Bengalistamme
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—
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| illative
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Bengaliimme
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—
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| adessive
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Bengalillamme
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—
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| ablative
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Bengaliltamme
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—
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| allative
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Bengalillemme
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—
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| essive
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Bengalinamme
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—
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| translative
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Bengaliksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Bengalittamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Bengalinne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Bengalinne
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—
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| gen.
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Bengalinne
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| genitive
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Bengalinne
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—
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| partitive
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Bengalianne
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—
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| inessive
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Bengalissanne
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—
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| elative
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Bengalistanne
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—
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| illative
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Bengaliinne
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—
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| adessive
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Bengalillanne
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—
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| ablative
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Bengaliltanne
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—
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| allative
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Bengalillenne
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—
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| essive
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Bengalinanne
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—
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| translative
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Bengaliksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Bengalittanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Bengalinsa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Bengalinsa
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—
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| gen.
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Bengalinsa
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| genitive
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Bengalinsa
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—
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| partitive
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Bengaliaan
Bengaliansa
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—
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| inessive
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Bengalissaan
Bengalissansa
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—
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| elative
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Bengalistaan
Bengalistansa
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—
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| illative
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Bengaliinsa
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—
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| adessive
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Bengalillaan
Bengalillansa
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—
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| ablative
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Bengaliltaan
Bengaliltansa
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—
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| allative
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Bengalilleen
Bengalillensa
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—
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| essive
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Bengalinaan
Bengalinansa
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—
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| translative
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Bengalikseen
Bengaliksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Bengalittaan
Bengalittansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Derived terms