bangar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बांगर (bāṅgar).

Noun

bangar (plural bangars)

1. (India) A less fertile alluvial soil located above flood level.

   Coordinate term: khadir

Alternative forms

• bangur, bhangar

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋ(ə)qəʀ (“rotten smell; stench”) (cf. Cebuano bang-og (“smell of feces or flatulence”), Malay bangar (“putrid”)), from Proto-Austronesian *baŋ(ə)qəʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈŋaɾ/ [bɐˈŋaɾ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ngar

Noun

bangár

1. Java olive tree, Sterculia foetida

Derived terms

• Bangar (“municipality in La Union, Philippines”)

Swedish

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Verb

bangar

1. present indicative of banga