adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈfəʊn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌbɑːŋ.ɡləˈfəʊn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌbæŋ.ləˈfəʊn/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌbɑːŋ.ləˈfəʊn/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈfoʊn/
General-American:/ˌbɑːŋ.ɡləˈfoʊn/
General-American:/ˌbæŋ.ləˈfoʊn/
General-American:/ˌbɑːŋ.ləˈfoʊn/
South-Asia:/ˈbɑŋ(ɡ)lɑˌfoːn/
South-Asia:/bəŋˈ(ɡ)lɑˌfoːn/
1
adj
Meaning 1
Bengali-speaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the Banglaphone media
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Alternative form of Banglaphone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who speaks Bengali.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of Banglaphone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Bangla + -phone.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.