भेंगा
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Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- भैंगा (bhaiṅgā)
Etymology
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Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀁𑀕 (*bheṃga)
Hindi भेंगा (bheṅgā)
Inherited from Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀁𑀕 (*bheṃga). Cognate with Punjabi ਭੈਂਗਾੱ (bhaiṅgā), Nepali भ्याङ्ग (bhyāṅga, “ugliness”), Early Assamese ভেঙ্গুৰা (bheṅgura, “bent, curved”), Bengali ভেঙানো (bheṅanō, “to grimace”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]भेंगा • (bheṅgā)
Declension
[edit]Declension of भेंगा (ā-stem)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भेंगा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhēkka¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 548