Hindi, Sanskrit: वङ्गालय

[john welch]

The Spoken Sanskrit website gives वङ्गालय bungalow but no other dicts. have that. Hindi "bangala" is bungalow and H. वङ्गालय is given as school. Is the Skt word a mistake ? Is school the correct H. वङ्गालय ? As Vanga became Bengal in 1200s , is वङ्गालय an ancient H. form originally meaning Bengali house?

 

[desi4life]

I think the Sanskrit word is just someone’s translation of bungalow to Sanskrit and not an actual attested word in Sanskrit texts. Sites like the Spoken Sanskrit website and Wikipedia do that for a lot of words.

वङ्गालय is not used in Hindi and doesn’t mean school.

 

[john welch]

Skt Vanga laya could mean "Bengal house". The term is familiar to these people and Skt laya can include "tin":
Regional Development and Planning in India
books.google.com.au › books
The word Bengal is derived from the Sanskrit word , Vangalaya ( literally home of tin ) . ...
Vishwambhar Nath, ‎Surinder K. Aggarwal - 2009 - ‎

I'm trying to find "bungalow" in early times around 1200. Bengali people use the word now so possibly also back then?

 

[littlepond]

The word Bengal is derived from the Sanskrit word , Vangalaya ( literally home of tin ) . ...

That doesn't sound likely, but hey what do I know? Wonder if @Dib jii is around.