How to Say "Alphabet" in Bengali

বর্ণমালা

bornomala/bɔɾnomala/

The Bengali word for alphabet is বর্ণমালা (bornomala).

বর্ণমালা is a noun used to refer to an ordered set of letters used in a language.

Meaning: an ordered set of letters used in a language (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is a compound formed from the root word বর্ণ, which means a letter or character and মালা, meaning a garland, string or sequence.

/bɔɾnomala/

While বর্ণমালা is the general word for alphabet, the Bengali script is technically an 'abugida'. This means vowels are often written as marks attached to consonants rather than separate letters.
The Bengali script evolved from the Brahmi script, which is also the ancestor of many other South Asian writing systems. This makes the structure of the বর্ণমালা a relative to scripts used in Thailand and Tibet.
Because বর্ণমালা translates to 'garland of letters', the concept of an alphabet in Bengali is visually and metaphorically linked to a necklace or a decorative string of flowers.

বাংলা বর্ণমালা
The Bengali alphabet
This sentence is useful for identifying the phrase বর্ণমালা within the context of the Bengali alphabet.
Wiktionary
সে বাংলা বর্ণমালা শিখছে।
se bāṅlā barṇamālā śikhchhe.
He is learning the Bengali alphabet.
এই বর্ণমালা খুব সুন্দর।
ēi barṇamālā khub sundar.
This alphabet is very beautiful.

A teacher and a student are discussing a new language.

রাহুল Rahul

তুমি কি নতুন বর্ণমালা শিখেছো?
tumi ki notun barṇamālā śikhēchho?
Have you learned the new alphabet?
মৌমিতা Moumita

না রাহুল, আমি এখনো শিখছি।
nā rāhul, āmi ēkhōnō śikhchi.
No Rahul, I am still learning.
রাহুল Rahul

মৌমিতা, ধৈর্য ধরো, এটা সহজ হবে।
maumita, dhoirjyo dhorō, ēṭā sōjō hōbē.
Moumita, be patient, it will be easy.
মৌমিতা Moumita

ধন্যবাদ, আমি চেষ্টা করব।
dhanyabād, āmi chēṣṭā kōrbō.
Thank you, I will try.

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