"Beng" meaning in All languages combined

See Beng on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Beng
  1. A Mande language of Ivory Coast. Categories (topical): Languages, Writing systems Synonyms: Ben Related terms: Ah Beng

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From English Bengali, from Bengal (“region in South Asia”) + -i (“adjective suffix”). The "ali" part was trimmed from "Bengali", in accordance with the four-letter format in ISO 15924. Etymology templates: {{der|mul|en|Bengali}} English Bengali Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun}} Beng
  1. ISO 15924 for Bengali script.

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Beng meaning in All languages combined (2.2kB)

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