এলেমান

Bengali

Etymology

From Portuguese alemão, ultimately from Latin Alamannī (“all men”), which was an ancient conglomeration of Teutonic tribes. Cognate with French allemand, Pashto المانی‎ and Turkish Alman. Doublet of আলমানী (almani).

Noun

এলেমান • (eleman) (objective এলেমান (eleman) or এলেমানকে (elemanoke), genitive এলেমানের (elemaner))

(archaic) a German, an inhabitant of Germany
Synonyms: আলমানী (almani), জার্মান (jarman)

দিনেমার এলেমান করে গোলন্দাজী
dinemar eleman kôre golôndaji
The Danish and Germans conduct gunnery.
- Bharatchandra Ray

References

Accessible Dictionary, “এলেমান” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh

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