Etymology

Kangla

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mni ꯀꯪꯂꯥ
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Kangla · proper noun1

  1. mni · borrowed fromꯀꯪꯂꯥ
  2. English todayKangla

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯪꯂꯥ (kaṃlā).

Kangla · noun2

Blend of Hindi कंगाल (kaṅgāl, “poor, pauper, destitute”) + Bengali বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengal, Bengali language”).

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