Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Bengali term or phrase:
benami achhe
English translation:
in another name, in false name
Added to glossary by
Anna Konar
Oct 26, 2008 13:51
15 yrs ago
Bengali term
benami achhe
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Bengali to English
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Other
ami chechiye boli keu jane na
amar kothay achhe ki benami
i found that benami is nameless, but the translation "where i have nameless" seems to me nonsense
amar kothay achhe ki benami
i found that benami is nameless, but the translation "where i have nameless" seems to me nonsense
Proposed translations
(English)
5 | in another name, in false name | keshab |
5 | anonymous or pseudonymous | Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D. |
4 | no name | Lalit Sati |
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in another name, in false name
the lyric says : Nobody knows where I have wealth in another name/ in false name.
"Benami" is not nameless. It is the false or arbitrary name of a person to hide is identity.
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-10-26 14:01:02 GMT)
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Typo: to hide his identity.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-10-27 02:43:39 GMT)
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In this context,"Benami" is "a false name" or "a fake name".
Example:
tar anek benami sompotti achhe= he has a lot of wealth in false name.
se benami-te gareeta kinechhe= he purchased the car in a false name.
Actually this word is related with property. When a person changed his name to hide his wealth from authority.
"Benami" is not nameless. It is the false or arbitrary name of a person to hide is identity.
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-10-26 14:01:02 GMT)
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Typo: to hide his identity.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-10-27 02:43:39 GMT)
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In this context,"Benami" is "a false name" or "a fake name".
Example:
tar anek benami sompotti achhe= he has a lot of wealth in false name.
se benami-te gareeta kinechhe= he purchased the car in a false name.
Actually this word is related with property. When a person changed his name to hide his wealth from authority.
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18 mins
anonymous or pseudonymous
The English term of 'benami' should be 'anonymous' or 'pseudonymous'.
If possible, please write Bengali with a Unicode Bengali font. Sometimes it become difficult to understand when Bengali is written in English font.
If possible, please write Bengali with a Unicode Bengali font. Sometimes it become difficult to understand when Bengali is written in English font.
4 hrs
no name
for present context - no name
Example sentence:
"where I have no name "
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