भगौना

Hindi

भगौना

Alternative forms

• भगोना (bhagonā)
• भिगोना (bhigonā), भिगौना (bhigaunā)

Etymology

Multiple theories exist:

• From Apabhramsa *भागओनअ (bhāgaonaa), from Prakrit *𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀤𑁄𑀡𑀅 (*bhāgadoṇaa), from Sanskrit *भागद्रोणक (bhāgadroṇaka), from *भागद्रोण (bhāgadroṇa, “a vessel used to measure shares of grains or produce (to be paid as tax)”) +‎ -क (-ka), from भाग (bhāga, “part, portion, share”) +‎ द्रोण (droṇa, “a wooden vessel or cup, bucket, trough”). Compare Sanskrit द्रोणमापक (droṇamāpaka, “measurer of the king's grain-share”).
  The alternative forms भिगौना (bhigaunā) and भिगोना (bhigonā) are a result of conflation with भिगोना (bhigonā, “to wet, soak, drench”) (see below).
• From Sanskrit बहुगुणा (bahuguṇā, “having many qualities or properties”), indicative of the vessel’s multipurposeness, as it is used for various kitchen works like heating, cooking, soaking, storing etc.
• Also said to be derived entirely from भिगोना (bhigonā, “to wet, soak, drench”), since the vessel is used to soak dals etc.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱə.ɡɔː.nɑː/, [bʱɐ.ɡɔː.näː]
• Rhymes: -ɔːnɑː
• Hyphenation: भ‧गौ‧ना

Noun

भगौना • (bhagaunā) m (Urdu spelling بَھگَونا)

1. (regional) a cylindrical utensil with a wide mouth and flat rim, a deep metal cooking pot

   Synonym: पतीला (patīlā)

   Near-synonym: बटलोई (baṭloī)

Declension

Declension of भगौना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भगौना bhagaunā	भगौनाएँ bhagaunāẽ
oblique	भगौना bhagaunā	भगौनाओं bhagaunāõ
vocative	भगौना bhagaunā	भगौनाओ bhagaunāo

Derived terms

• भगौनिया (bhagauniyā)
• भगौनी (bhagaunī)