بیگن

Deccani

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वङ्गन (vaṅgana), वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV. Cognate with Malayalam വഴുതനങ്ങ (vaḻutanaṅṅa), English brinjal, aubergine. Compare Hindustani बैंगन / بَین٘گَن (baiṅgan), Marathi वांगे (vāṅge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəe̯ɡən/
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Noun

بَیگَن (baigan) m

  1. (Hyderabad) eggplant, aubergine, brinjal
  2. (Hyderabad, colloquial) an emotional intensifier

Urdu

Noun

بَیگَن • (baigan) m (Hindi spelling बैगन)

  1. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

Alternative forms

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