bengal

See also: Bengal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bengal, from Old Javanese waṅal (“obstinate, daring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈŋal/
• Hyphenation: bê‧ngal
• Rhymes: -ŋal, -al, -l

Adjective

bêngal

1. stubborn, obstinate

   Synonym: keras kepala

2. (Jakarta) naughty, mischievous
3. (temporarily) deaf, numb.

Further reading

• “bengal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beŋˈɡal/

Adjective

bengal m or n (feminine singular bengală, masculine plural bengali, feminine and neuter plural bengale)

1. Bengal

Declension

Declension of bengal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	bengal		bengală	bengali	bengale
	definite	bengalul		bengala	bengalii	bengalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	bengal		bengale	bengali	bengale
	definite	bengalului		bengalei	bengalilor	bengalelor

Swedish

Noun

bengal c

1. (demonym) Bengali (person from Bengal)
2. (pyrotechnics) Bengal light

Declension

Declension of bengal
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bengal	bengalen	bengaler	bengalerna
Genitive	bengals	bengalens	bengalers	bengalernas

Further reading

• bengal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bengal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)