𑀪𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit भङ्गि (bhaṅgi), भङ्गी (bhaṅgī, “way of dressing; fashion”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

𑀪𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀅 (bhaṃgia) n (Devanagari भंगिअ, Gujarati ભંગિઅ) (Ardhamāgadhī)

1. a flaxen cloth
2. a cloth made from the saliva of insects

Alternative forms

• 𑀪𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀬 (bhaṃgiya)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “भंगिअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].