बाँका
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀓 (vaṃka), from Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]बाँका • (bā̃kā)
- crooked, bent, curved, awry
- 2008, Jainendra Kumar, “साहित्य का श्रेय और प्रेय [sāhitya kā śrey aur prey]”, in Nirmala Jain, editor, जैनेन्द्र रचनावली [jainendra racnāvlī], volume 9, Bharatiya Jnanpith, →ISBN, page 228:
- बालक धूप का आदी है, लेकिन आसमान में सतरंगी धनुष को खिंचा देखकर वह एकाएक किलकारी मार उठता है। देखते-देखते वह धनुष मिट जाता है और वह बिचारा आस लगाता है कि कब वही बाँकी सतरंगी कमान फिर देखने को मिलेगी।
- bālak dhūp kā ādī hai, lekin āsmān mẽ satraṅgī dhanuṣ ko khiñcā dekhkar vah ekāek kilkārī mār uṭhtā hai. dekhte-dekhte vah dhanuṣ miṭ jātā hai aur vah bicārā ās lagātā hai ki kab vahī bā̃kī satraṅgī kamān phir dekhne ko milegī.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- oblique
- Synonym: तिरछा (tirchā)
- foppish, dandy, showy
- Synonym: छैला (chailā)
Declension
[edit]Declension of बाँका (ā-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- बाँका चोर (bā̃kā cor)
- बाँका-तिरछा (bā̃kā-tirchā)
- बाल बाँका न होना (bāl bā̃kā na honā)
Noun
[edit]बाँका • (bā̃kā) m
Declension
[edit]Declension of बाँका (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- बाँकी (bā̃kī)
See also
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