"Bengale" meaning in All languages combined

See Bengale on Wiktionary

Proper name [French]

IPA: /bɛ̃.ɡal/ [Europe] Forms: Bengala [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French Bengale, from earlier Bengala, from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|Bengale|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French Bengale, {{inh+|fr|frm|Bengale}} Inherited from Middle French Bengale, {{der|fr|pt|Bengala}} Portuguese Bengala, {{der|fr|fa-cls|بَنْگَالَه}} Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Bengale m
  1. Bengal (a geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal)) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Bangladesh, Places in India Derived forms: bengalais, Bengalais, Bengalaise, bengalaise, Bengali, bengali, tigre du Bengale

Proper name [Middle French]

Etymology: From earlier Bengala, from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla). Etymology templates: {{der|frm|pt|Bengala}} Portuguese Bengala, {{der|frm|fa-cls|بَنْگَالَه}} Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla) Head templates: {{head|frm|proper noun||{{{pl}}}|g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} Bengale, {{frm-proper noun}} Bengale
  1. alternative form of Bengala Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Bengala
    Sense id: en-Bengale-frm-name-EWrbVHDD Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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