ਬੇਗਾਨਾ

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Old Punjabi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگانه (bēgāna). Compare Old Hindi बेगांनां (begā̃nā̃).

Adjective

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ਬੇਗਾਨਾ (begānā)

  1. strange, odd, alien

Descendants

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  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਬਿਗਾਨਾ (bigānā)
    Shahmukhi script: بِگانہ (bigānh)

Further reading

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  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਬੇਗਾਨਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 217
  • ਬੇਗਾਨਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024