باگھا

Punjabi

Etymology

From باگھ (bāgh, “tiger; lion”), from Prakrit [script needed] (vaggha), from Sanskrit व्याघ्र (vyāghrá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: bā́gā IPA^(key): /bäː˦.ɡäː/
• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

باگھا • (bāghā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਾਘਾ)

1. bawling, wailing (loud, full-on crying)
2. uproar
3. wild; uncivilised
4. lion; tiger – باگھ (bāgh)

Declension

Declension of باگھا
dir. sg.	باگھا (bāghā)
dir. pl.	باگھے (bāghe)
	singular	plural
direct	باگھا (bāghā)	باگھے (bāghe)
oblique	باگھے (bāghe)	باگھیْاں (bāghiyāṉ)
vocative	باگھیْا (bāghiyā)	باگھیو (bāgheyo)
ablative	باگھیوں (bāgheyoṉ)	باگھیْاں (bāghiyāṉ)
locative	–	باگھِیں (bāghīṉ)
instrumental	باگھے (bāghe)	–

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “باگھا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “باگھا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024