How to Say "Earthquake" in Bengali

ভূমিকম্প

bhumikompo/bʱumikɔmpo/

The English word 'earthquake' is translated into Bengali as ভূমিকম্প (bhumikompo).

ভূমিকম্প refers to the shaking of the surface of a planet.

Meaning: shaking of the surface of a planet (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The noun ভূমিকম্প is used for both singular and plural contexts without changing its form.

The romanization is bhumikompo. The IPA is /bʱumikɔmpo/.

In Bengali culture, a ভূমিকম্প is sometimes associated with the myth of a giant tortoise or elephant supporting the earth, whose shifting causes the shaking.
If a person is feeling physically shaky or trembling due to fear, a Bengali speaker might use a word derived from the same root as কম্প, such as কম্পিত (kompito).
The word কম্প is a direct cognate of the Sanskrit word kampa, which is the source for several technical terms across many South Asian languages.

গতকালের ভূমিকম্পে জাপানে অনেক ভবন ধসে পড়েছে।
A lot of buildings collapsed in Japan due to the earthquake yesterday.
This sentence is useful for describing the effects of the ভূমিকম্প in a specific location.
Tatoeba #11459031 by robingaspi, translation #789597 by Zifre
গতকাল ভূমিকম্প হয়েছে।
There was an earthquake yesterday.
This sentence is useful for stating that a ভূমিকম্প occurred.
Tatoeba #11995600 by robingaspi, translation #349092 by zipangu
আমাদের অফিসে ভূমিকম্প হল। সবাইকে এখনই বাইরে যেতে হবে।
There has been an earthquake at our office. Everyone needs to evacuate immediately.
এই ভূমিকম্পটি খুব শক্তিশালী ছিল।
Ei bhumikampaṭi khub shoktishali chilo.
This earthquake was very strong.

Moumita and Anirban are talking about the news on their phone.

মৌমিতা Moumita

তুমি কি ভূমিকম্পের খবরটি শুনেছ?
Tumi ki bhumikampaer khoborti shunecho?
Did you hear the news about the earthquake?
অনির্বাণ Anirban

হ্যাঁ, আমি এখন শুনছি।
Hae, ami ekhon shunchi.
Yes, I am listening to it now.
মৌমিতা Moumita

অনির্বাণ, ভূমিকম্পটি খুব ভয়ানক ছিল।
Anirban, bhumikampaṭi khub bhoyonak chilo.
Anirban, the earthquake was very scary.
অনির্বাণ Anirban

ঠিক বলেছ, মৌমিতা।
Thik bolecho, Moumita.
You are right, Moumita.

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