I. noun
also ben·gal·ee (ˈ)ben|gȯlē, (ˈ)beŋ-, -|gä-, -li; ˈbengəˌlē, -eŋg-
( plural bengali or bengalis also bengalee or bengalees )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Hindi baṅgālī, from baṅgāl Bengal, from Sanskrit vaṅga
1. : a native or resident of Bengal
2. : the modern Indic language of Bengal
II. adjective
also bengalee
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Bengal
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Bengali people
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Bengali language