bajra

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Hindi बाजरा (bājrā). Compare bajri from Gujarati બાજરી (bājrī).

Noun

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bajra (uncountable)

  1. (India) Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).
    • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 94:
      When food was scarce, the children would subsist on a lump of jaggery and one bajra roti each.
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Etymology 2

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From Hindi बजरा (bajrā).

Noun

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bajra (plural bajras)

  1. Alternative form of budgerow.

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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baj +‎ -ra

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒjrɒ]
  • Hyphenation: baj‧ra

Noun

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bajra

  1. sublative singular of baj

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra, thunderbolt).

Noun

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bajra

  1. thunderbolt
  2. diamond
  3. a kind of weapon

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Javanese: ꦧꦿꦗ (braja) (learned)