How to Say "Cat" in Bengali - How To Say Guide

বিড়াল

biṛal/biɽal/

The Bengali word for cat is বিড়াল (biṛal). Wiktionary also lists বেড়াল (beṛal) and বিলাই (bilai).

Meaning: domestic species (noun)

Ways to say it

This noun refers to the domestic species of cat.

বিড়াল is the standard form. বেড়াল is a common variation. বিলাই is another form of the word. মেকুর is a dialectal variation.

মেকুর is a dialectal variation used in certain regions.

The romanization is biṛal.

The standard word বিড়াল is actually a borrowed term from Sanskrit, rather than being a purely native Bengali word.

আমার একটা বেড়াল ছিলো।
I had a cat.
This sentence is useful for expressing past possession of the form বেড়াল.
Tatoeba #5594394 by tanay, translation #2399176 by amazighgirl
ছাদে একটা বিড়াল ডাকছে।
A cat is meowing on the roof.
This sentence shows the form বিড়াল being used to describe an action.
Tatoeba #11997004 by robingaspi, translation #8461516 by shekitten
বিড়ালটি গাছে উঠে গেছে।
The cat climbed up the tree.
This sentence uses the form বিড়াল to describe a cat performing an action.
Tatoeba #12526567 by robingaspi, translation #682278 by Source_VOA
আপনার বাড়িতে বিড়াল আছে?
Do you have a cat at home?
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Ishani and Akash are looking at a pet in the garden.

ইশানি Ishani

আকাশ, দেখো ওই বিড়ালটি কত সুন্দর!
Akash, dekho oi biral-ti kato sundor!
Akash, look how beautiful that cat is!
আকাশ Akash

হ্যাঁ, ওর গায়ের রঙ খুব সাদা।
Hyan, or gayer rong khub sada.
Yes, the color of its body is very white.
ইশানি Ishani

তুমি কি বিড়াল পছন্দ করো?
Tumi ki biral pochondo koro?
Do you like cats?
আকাশ Akash

হ্যাঁ, আমি খুব পছন্দ করি।
Hyan, ami khub pochondo kori.
Yes, I like them very much.

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