মিলিয়ন
miliẏon
The English word million is expressed in Bengali as মিলিয়ন (miliẏon). Wiktionary also lists নুযুত (nujut).
Meaning: cardinal number (num)
Ways to say it
| Bengali | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| মিলিয়ন | miliẏon |
| নুযুত | nujut |
মিলিয়ন is used to represent the number one million. It is primarily used in modern scientific, financial or international contexts.
Which one should you use?
While মিলিয়ন is used in modern contexts, the traditional South Asian numbering system uses কোটি (crore) to represent ten million. Additionally, the phrase দশ লক্ষ (ten lakh) can be used as a formal way to express a million.
How do you pronounce it?
miliẏon
Did you know?
- In Bengali bookkeeping, commas are placed after the first three digits and then every two digits. This means one million is written as 10,00,000 instead of 1,000,000.
- While মিলিয়ন is a loanword, the word কোটি (crore) is used so frequently that it often appears in Bengali idioms to describe an unimaginably large or infinite amount.
- The word 'million' in Bengali, written as মিলিয়ন, is a phonetic loanword from English rather than a native Sanskrit-derived term.
Examples in context
- আমাদের রক্তে প্রতি ঘন মিলিমিটারে পাঁচ মিলিয়ন লোহিত রক্তকণিকা রয়েছে।Our blood contains five million red blood cells per cubic millimeter.This sentence shows how to use মিলিয়ন when discussing scientific measurements like blood cell counts.Tatoeba #11704285 by robingaspi, translation #10693014 by AlanF_US
- শহরে প্রায় দুই মিলিয়ন মানুষ বাস করে।shohore praya dui million manush bash kore.About two million people live in the city.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a lottery prize.
- অনন্যা Ananyaসৌরভ, তুমি কি লটারি জিতেছ?Sourav, tumi ki lottery jitecho?Sourav, did you win the lottery?
- সৌরভ Souravহ্যাঁ, আমি এক মিলিয়ন টাকা জিতেছি!Hyan, ami ek million taka jitechi!Yes, I won one million taka!
- অনন্যা Ananyaবিশ্বাস করতে পারছি না!Bishwash korte parchi na!I can't believe it!
- সৌরভ Souravআমি খুব খুশি অনন্যা।Ami khub khushi Ananya.I am very happy, Ananya.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “million” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
