Category: ArtsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

সংগীত

/sangeet/Roman

English meaning: Music

Definition

The art of combining vocal or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. Bengali music encompasses classical (Dhrupad, Khayal), devotional (Kirtan, Baul), folk (Bhawaiya, Gambhira), and modern popular forms.

Example

সংগীত মানুষের আত্মার ভাষা।

In English: Music is the language of the human soul.

Synonyms

  • গান

Literary Heritage

আমার এই পথ চাওয়াতেই আনন্দ।

/Amar ei path chaowatei ananda./

My joy lies in this very longing for the path.

Rabindranath Tagore · Poet, Nobel Laureate · 1861–1941

Gitanjali

Gitanjali, Song 6, Rabindranath Tagore, 1910

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Language information

Language
বাংলা
Bengali
Script
Bengali
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
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