Bengalism

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛŋˈɡɔːlɪzəm/

Noun

Bengalism (countable and uncountable, plural Bengalisms)

A word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language, especially for literary effect.
The style, spirit or other characteristics of Bengali arts and culture, or an imitation of that style.

Coordinate terms

(foreignisms) foreignism; Akkadianism / Akkadism, Americanism, Amharism, Anglicism, Arabism, Aramaism, Armenism, Australianism, Batavism, Belorussianism, Bengalism, Briticism, Bulgarism, Catalanism, Church Slavicism / Church Slavonicism / Slavonicism, Croatism, Czechism / Bohemianism, Gallicism / Frenchism, Germanism / Teutonism, Grecism / Hellenism, Hebraism, Hispanism / Hispanicism / Castilianism, Hungarianism / Magyarism, Indianism, Iranianism, Irishism, Italianism / Italicism, Japanism, Kazakhism, Latinism, Macedonianism, Mandaism, Moravianism, New Zealandism, Persianism, Polonism, Portuguesism, Russianism, Scotticism, Serbism, Serbo-Croatism, Sinicism, Slavism, Slovenism / Pannonianism, Sumerianism / Sumerism, Syriacism, Turkism, Ukrainism / Ukrainianism, Uzbekism, Yiddishism

Translations

word or idiom of the Bengali language used in another language

Albanian: bengalizëm
French: bengalisme m
Galician: bengalismo m
German: Bengalismus m
Polish: bengalyzm m
Portuguese: bengalismo m
Spanish: bengalismo m
Swedish: bengalism c
Welsh: Bengaleb f, Bengalair m

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