, ðə nˈeɪm ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli kˈʌmɪŋ fɹʌmðə bɛŋɡˈɑːli wˈɜːd fɚɹə dʒˈɛntəlmən, ɪz ɐ dˈaɪəlɛkt ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ðæt fˈɜːst dɪvˈɛləpt æz ɐn ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃənəl dˈaɪəlɛkt, ɐmˌʌŋst klˈɜːks ɪnðə bɛŋɡˈɑːlispˈiːkɪŋ ˈɛɹiəz ʌv pɹˈiːpɑːɹtˈɪʃən ˈɪndiə.
, the name originally coming from the Bengali word for a gentleman, is a dialect of English that first developed as an occupational dialect, amongst clerks in the Bengali-speaking areas of pre-Partition India.