ਬਗਲਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit बक (baka). Compare Hindi बगला (baglā).

Noun

ਬਗਲਾ • (baglā) m (Shahmukhi spelling بگلا)

1. heron, egret, crane

Declension

Declension of ਬਗਲਾ
dir. sg.	ਬਗਲਾ (baglā)
dir. pl.	ਬਗਲੇ (bagle)
	singular	plural
direct	ਬਗਲਾ (baglā)	ਬਗਲੇ (bagle)
oblique	ਬਗਲੇ (bagle)	ਬਗਲਿਆਂ (bagliā̃)
vocative	ਬਗਲਿਆ (bagliā)	ਬਗਲਿਓ (baglio)
ablative	ਬਗਲਿਓਂ (bagliõ)	—
locative	ਬਗਲੇ (bagle)	—
instrumental	ਬਗਲੇ (bagle)	—

Derived terms

• ਜਾਮਨੀ ਬਗਲਾ m (jāmnī baglā, “purple heron”)
• ਛੱਪੜੀ ਬਗਲਾ m (chappaṛī baglā, “Indian pond heron”)
• ਲਾਖਾ ਬਗਲਾ m (lākhā baglā, “cinnamon bittern”)

References

• “ਬਗਲਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਬਗਲਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.