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Bengali is typically thought to have around 100,000 separate words, of which 16,000 (16%) are considered to be তদ্ভব tôdbhôbô, or Tadbhava (inherited Indo-Aryan vocabulary), 40,000 (40%) are তৎসম tôtśômô or Tatsama (words directly borrowed from Sanskrit), and borrowings from দেশী deśi, or "indigenous" words, which are at around 16,000 (16%) of the Bengali ...
Bengali pronouns do not differentiate for gender; that is, the same pronoun may be used for "he" or "she". However, Bengali has different third-person pronouns for proximity. The first are used for someone who is present in the discussion, and the second are for those who are nearby but not present in the discussion.
Ā̃tel (Bengali: আঁতেল) is Bengali term referring to a person who is proficient in academic practice but lacks practical knowledge, [1] [2] [3] or someone who pretends to be intelligent. Use
Bangladeshi English is an English accent heavily influenced by the Bengali language and its dialects in Bangladesh. [1] [2] This variety is very common among Bengalis from Bangladesh. The code-mixed usage of Bengali/Bangla and English is known as Benglish or Banglish. The term Benglish was recorded in 1972, and Banglish slightly later, in 1975. [3]
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The term Bengali is generally used to refer to someone whose linguistic, cultural or ancestral origins are from Bengal. The Indo-Aryan Bengalis are ethnically differentiated from the non-Indo-Aryan tribes inhabiting Bengal.
Haridas Pal (Bengali: হরিদাস পাল) is a fictional Bengali character known for his greatness, stature and grandeur. He is a person who is highly respected in the society for his noble thoughts and deeds and therefore commands authority over the mass.
One Bengali is a poet, two Bengalis are a film society, three Bengalis are a political party and four Bengalis are two political parties! [12] One common stereotype is that Bongs are invariably fish eaters and often referred to as Machher Jhol, literally meaning fish curry in Bengali. [13] Bengali women are stereotyped as having big round eyes.