05-21-2005, 03:35 AM
To mark its 70th anniversary, the British Council asked more than 40,000 people in 102 countries to come up with the most beautiful words in the English language. The 70 most popular words from that survey are below.
Bondura!
What are your 10 favourite Bangla words?
1 Mother 2 Passion 3 Smile
4 Love 5 Eternity 6 Fantastic
7 Destiny 8 Freedom 9 Liberty
10 Tranquillity 11 Peace 12 Blossom
13 Sunshine 14 Sweetheart 15 Gorgeous
16 Cherish 17 Enthusiasm 18 Hope
19 Grace 20 Rainbow 21 Blue
22 Sunflower 23 Twinkle 24 Serendipity
25 Bliss 26 Lullaby 27 Sophisticated
28 Renaissance 29 Cute 30 Cosy
31 Butterfly 32 Galaxy 33 Hilarious
34 Moment 35 Extravaganza 36 Aqua
37 Sentiment 38 Cosmopolitan 39 Bubble
40 Pumpkin 41 Banana 42 Lollipop
43 If 44 Bumblebee 45 Giggle
46 Paradox 47 Delicacy 48 Peek-A-Boo
49 Umbrella 50 Kangaroo 51 Flabbergasted
52 Hippopotamus 53 Gothic 54 Coconut
55 Smashing 56 Whoops 57 Tickle
58 Loquacious 59 Flip-Flop 60 Smithereens
61 Oi 62 Gazebo 63 Hiccup
64 Hodgepodge 65 Shipshape 66 Explosion
67 Fuselage 68 Zing 69 Gum
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4 Love 5 Eternity 6 Fantastic
7 Destiny 8 Freedom 9 Liberty
10 Tranquillity 11 Peace 12 Blossom
13 Sunshine 14 Sweetheart 15 Gorgeous
16 Cherish 17 Enthusiasm 18 Hope
19 Grace 20 Rainbow 21 Blue
22 Sunflower 23 Twinkle 24 Serendipity
25 Bliss 26 Lullaby 27 Sophisticated
28 Renaissance 29 Cute 30 Cosy
31 Butterfly 32 Galaxy 33 Hilarious
34 Moment 35 Extravaganza 36 Aqua
37 Sentiment 38 Cosmopolitan 39 Bubble
40 Pumpkin 41 Banana 42 Lollipop
43 If 44 Bumblebee 45 Giggle
46 Paradox 47 Delicacy 48 Peek-A-Boo
49 Umbrella 50 Kangaroo 51 Flabbergasted
52 Hippopotamus 53 Gothic 54 Coconut
55 Smashing 56 Whoops 57 Tickle
58 Loquacious 59 Flip-Flop 60 Smithereens
61 Oi 62 Gazebo 63 Hiccup
64 Hodgepodge 65 Shipshape 66 Explosion
67 Fuselage 68 Zing 69 Gum
70 Hen-Night
Bondura!
What are your 10 favourite Bangla words?
