Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
লিপি
/lipi/Roman
English meaning: Script / Writing System
Definition
A set of symbols used to represent the sounds of a spoken language in writing. The Bengali script (Bangla lipi) is derived from Brahmi through Siddham script and is one of the most widely used scripts in South Asia, also used for writing Assamese and some tribal languages.
Example
“বাংলা লিপি ব্রাহ্মী লিপি থেকে উদ্ভূত হয়েছে।”
In English: “The Bengali script is derived from Brahmi script.”
Synonyms
- বর্ণমালা
Literary Heritage
“মাতৃভাষার মধুর সুর, হৃদয়ে জাগে অমৃতধুর।”
/Matribhashar madhur sur, hridaye jage amritadhur./
“The sweet melody of mother tongue awakens nectar in the heart.”
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Language information
- Language
- বাংলা
- Bengali
- Script
- Bengali
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 270M