ঝিঙ্গুর

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ঝিঙুর (jhiṅur)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *झिङ्गुर (jhiṅgura). Cognate with Bhojpuri झींगुर (jhīṅgur), Hindustani جھینگر / झींगुर (jhīṅgur), and Nepali झिङुर (jhiṅur).

Noun

ঝিঙ্গুর • (jhiṅgur)

1. cricket

   Synonym: ঝিঁঝিঁ পোকা (jhĩjhĩ pōka)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhiṅgura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 297