non-Bengali

adjective

Contrary to the principles or characteristics of the Bengali people.

OriginBengali অবাঙালি →
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Meanings

adjectivenon-Bengali (comparative more non-Bengali, superlative most non-Bengali)

comparative more non-Bengali · superlative most non-Bengali

  1. BangladeshWest BengalContrary to the principles or characteristics of the Bengali people.
nounnon-Bengali (plural non-Bengalis)

plural non-Bengalis

  1. BangladeshWest BengalOne who is not a Bengali person.

Origin

  1. Bengaliঅবাঙালি
  2. Englishnon-Bengali

Calque of Bengali অবাঙালি (obaṅali), from non- + Bengali.

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non-Bengali. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-Bengali

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