ঝিঙ্গুর
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Bengali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ঝিঙুর (jhiṅur)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit *झिङ्गुर (jhiṅgura). Cognate with Bhojpuri झींगुर (jhīṅgur), Hindustani جھینگر / झींगुर (jhīṅgur), and Nepali झिङुर (jhiṅur).
Noun
[edit]ঝিঙ্গুর • (jhiṅgur)
- cricket
- Synonym: ঝিঁঝিঁ পোকা (jhĩjhĩ pōka)
Further reading
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhiṅgura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 297