English words from Bengali
- DobhashiA style of Bengali used that linguistically adapts Persian grammar and vocabulary; a mix of Persian and Bengali.
- dotaraA stringed instrument from Bengal resembling the mandolin.
- dubkiA type of drum from Eastern India and Bangladesh.
- Durga PujaThe festival that celebrates and worships Durga.
- gayalBos frontalis, a Southern Asiatic species of domestic cattle.
- gram sansadA body comprising all the voters of gram panchayat constituency, meeting at the behest of the head of the panchayat to discuss and implement local decisions.
- gurjunA major commercial timber species in the genus Dipterocarpus.
- hasantThe halant used in and for the Bengali script.
- ilishA fish, the hilsa.
- issharThe symbol ৺ in Bengali script, used before the name of a deceased person.
- JaflongA hill station in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.
- JakariyaA male given name from Bengali, equivalent to English Zachary.
- jalfreziA Bengali curry made with onion, tomato and capsicum given added heat by the addition of green chillis
- jamdaniA fabric of fine cotton muslin of Bengali origin, with coloured stripes and patterns.
- KasbaA neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
- kasundiA kind of Bengali pickle relish made with dried slices of green mango preserved in mustard and salt.
- kati rollA street-food dish from Kolkata, originally a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha, but now more generally any filled roti.
- khomokA type of drum from Bangladesh, incorporating a plucked string.
- koomkieA tame female elephant used as a decoy in the capture of wild male elephants.
- LakhnautiGaur, an ancient Bengali city presently divided between Bangladesh and India.
- luchiA kind of Indian deep-fried flatbread made from maida flour.
- Mirsharai UpazilaMirsharai Upazila of Chittagong District.
- mishti doia fermented sweet dahi popular in Bangladesh and India.
- mofussilOriginally, the regions of India outside the three East India Company capitals of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras; hence, parts of a country outside an urban centre; the regions, rural areas.
- MosammatA title used before the names of women in some South Asian countries, roughly equivalent to Missus or Miss.
- mouzaAn administrative district in parts of South Asia.
- Nadia DistrictA district of West Bengal, India
- nullahA stream-bed, ravine, or other watercourse; a drain for rain or floodwater.
- panch phoronA blend of five spices used in East India and Bangladesh that consists of fenugreek, nigella seeds, cumin, black mustard, and fennel seeds.
- panchwayA Bengalese four-oared passenger boat.
- pangasiusAny of various edible freshwater fish of the genus Pangasius, native to southeast Asia, especially the iridescent shark, Pangasius hypophthalmus.
- phallA spicy grilled South Indian curry made with chillis and ginger.
- phuchkapanipuri; a South Asian snack with spice infused water and other topping are stored in a fried, thin ball.
- piyajuA fritter originating from Bangladesh that consists of lentils, onions, chilis, and spices and is then deep-fried. It is especially eaten during the holy month of Ramadan for iftar.
- Pohela BoishakhThe first day of the Bengali calendar; the Bengali new year.
- Poush SankrantiA Bengali harvest festival, observed in 14 January (29 Poush), marking the first day of the Sun's transit into Capricorn.
- PromilaA female given name from Sanskrit
- PuruliaA city and municipality of West Bengal; the headquarters of Purulia district, West Bengal, India.
- pykarA broker dealing directly with a manufacturer of goods.
- qulkhwaniA ritual for deceased Muslims.
- radhuniwild celery (Psammogeton involucratus).
- RaihanulAn unknown-gender given name from Bengali.
- RangpuriAn Indo-Aryan language spoken in northern Bangladesh and western Assam in India.
- Raozan UpazilaRaozan Upazila of Chittagong District.
- rupchandaA Chinese silver pomfret, Pampus chinensis.
- SaidpurA city in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
- SandwipAn island along the southeastern coast of Bangladesh in the Chittagong District.
- SeramporeA city and municipality of Hooghly district, West Bengal; founded by Danish settlers.
- ShahbagA neighborhood of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- shamianaA large, ornate tent or pavilion; a marquee.
- ShibpurA neighbourhood of Howrah, West Bengal, India; a suburb of Kolkata, India.
- shuktoA bitter Bengali dish of chopped vegetables.
- singaraA samosa.
- SonargaonA city in the Narayanganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
- sorshe ilisha Bengali dish made from hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha), a type of herring, cooked in mustard gravy.
- TamlukA town and municipality of West Bengal, India; the headquarters of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.
- TollygungeA neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India.