LGBTQ+ Terminology in Bengali
happy pride! here are some bengali terms associated with the lgbtq+ community and pride!
homosexual (gay/lesbian): ą¦øą¦®ą¦ą¦¾ą¦®ą§ [shĆ“mokami]
bisexual: ą¦ą¦ą¦ą¦¾ą¦®ą¦æ [ubhokami]
pansexual: ą¦øą¦°ą§ą¦¬ą¦ą¦¾ą¦®ą§ [shĆ“rbokami]
polysexual: ą¦¬ą¦¹ą§ą¦ą¦¾ą¦®ą§ [bohukami]
asexual: ą¦Øą¦æą¦·ą§ą¦ą¦¾ą¦®ą§ [nishkami]
non-binary: ą¦
-ą¦¬ą¦¾ą¦ą¦Øą¦¾ą¦°ą¦æ [Ć“-bainari]
transgender: ą¦ą§ą¦°ą¦¾ą¦Øą§ą¦øą¦ą§ą¦Øą§ą¦”ার [tĢ£ransjendĢ£ar]
biological sex: ą¦ą§ą¦¬ą¦æą¦ ą¦²ą¦æą¦ą§ą¦ [joibik linggo]
gender: ą¦²ą¦æą¦ą§ą¦ [linggo]
I am (x): ą¦ą¦®ą¦æ (x) [Ami (x)]
pride: ą¦ą¦°ą§ą¦¬ [gĆ“rbo]
rights: ą¦
ą¦§ą¦æą¦ą¦¾ą¦° [odhikar]
flag: ą¦Ŗą¦¤ą¦¾ą¦ą¦¾ [pĆ“taka]
discrimination: ą¦¬ą§ą¦·ą¦®ą§ą¦Æ [boishĆ“mmo]
oppression: ą¦Øą¦æą¦Ŗą§ą§ą¦Ø [nipirĢ£on]
marriage: বিবাহ [bibaho]
same-gender marriage: ą¦øą¦®ą¦ą¦¾ą¦®ą§ বিবাহ [shĆ“mokami bibaho]
parade: ą¦Ŗą§ą¦Æą¦¾ą¦°ą§ą¦” [pĆŖred]
riot: ą¦¦ą¦¾ą¦ą§ą¦ą¦¾ [dangga]
protest: হরতাল [hÓrtal]
community: ą¦øą¦®ą§ą¦Ŗą§ą¦°ą¦¦ą¦¾ą§ [shĆ“mproday]
hate: ą¦ą§ą¦£ą¦¾ [ghrina]
love: ą¦ą¦¾ą¦²ą§ą¦¬ą¦¾ą¦øą¦¾ [bhalobasha]
I love you: ą¦ą¦®ą¦æ ą¦¤ą§ą¦®ą¦¾ą¦ą§ ą¦ą¦¾ą¦²ą§ą¦¬ą¦¾ą¦øą¦æ [ami tomake bhalobashi]