A Bilingual Dictionary of Words & Phrases

(English-Bengali)

...an easy guide to Bengali words, phrases and their pronunciation

 

 

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ENGLISH WORD/ PHRASE IMAGE BENGALI EQUIVALENT IN BENGALI TRANSLITERATION IN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
781. Lotus, water-lily [Nelumbo nucifera] পদ্ম, কমল, পঙ্কজ, কুমুদ, শতদল, সরসিজ, মৃণাল padma, kamal, pankaj, kumud, shatadal, sharoshijo, mrinal
782. Kind of water-lily [Nymphaea nouchali/rubra] শালুক, শাপলা shaluk, shapla
783. Kadamba [Anthocephalus indicus] কদম, কদম্ব, নীপ kadam, kadamba, neepa
784. Jasmine [Jasminum sambac] বেলফুল, বেলি, মল্লিকা bel-phool, beli, mallika
785. Shiuli [Nyctanthes arbortristis] শিউলি, শেফালি, নিশিপুষ্পা shiuli, shefali, nishipushpa
786. Champak [Michelia champaca] চাঁপা, চম্পা, চম্পক champa, champak
787. Ylang ylang [Artabotrys uncinatus] কাঁঠালিচাঁপা kanthali-champa
788. Frangipani [Plumeria acutifolia] কাঠচাঁপা, শ্বেতচাঁপা kath-champa, swet-champa
789. China-rose [Hibiscus rosa-sinensis] জবা jaba
790. Oleander [Polianthes tuberosa] করবী karobi
791. Screwpine [Pandanus tectorius] কেয়া, কেতকী keya, ketaki
792. Four-o-clock [Mirabilis jalapa] সন্ধ্যামালতী sandhya-malati
793. Marigold [Tagetes patula] গাঁদা ganda
794. White dwarf orchid[Bauhinia purpurea] কাঞ্চন kanchan
795. Tuberose [Polianthes tuberosa] রজনীগন্ধা rajani-gandha

796. Look, how the shiuli flowers are shed,/Mortified, as they are touched by light./Yet, the charming kamini, cloth-dishevelled,/Somehow holds on to her life-breath...

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আলোকপরশে মরমে মরিয়া,/হেরো গো শেফালি পড়িছে ঝরিয়া,/কোনোমতে আছে পরান ধরিয়া,/কামিনী শিথিল সাজে॥     [রবীন্দ্রনাথ ] alok-parashe marame mariya, hero go shefali parichhe jhariya, konomate achhe parano dhariya, kamini shithilo saaje
797. Orange jasmine[Murraya paniculata] কামিনী kamini
798. Myrtle [Hiptage benghalensis] মাধবীলতা madhabilata
799. Flame of the Forest[Butea monosperma] পলাশ palash
800. Pigeon wings [Clitoria turnatea] অপরাজিতা aparajita
801. Sun plant [Calotropis gigantea] আকন্দ akanda
802. Night jasmine[Cestrum nocturnum] হাসনুহানা hasnuhana
803. Atasi [Crotalaria retusa] অতসী atasi
804. Jungle geranium [Ixora coccinea|] রঙ্গন rangan
805. Bakul [Mimusops elengi] বকুল bakul
806. Sunflower [Helianthus annuus] সূর্যমুখী surjya-mukhi
807. Chrysanthemum [Cestrum nocturnum] চন্দ্রমল্লিকা chandra-mallika
808. Dhutura [Datura metel] ধুতুরা dhutura
809. Royal poincinia[Caesalpinia pulcherrima] কৃষ্ণচূড়া krishna-chura
810. Rose [Rosa centifolia] গোলাপ golap

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