बीघा

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • बीगहा (bīghā), बीगाह (bīgāh) — rare

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *wí
Sanskrit वि- (vi-)
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbh₂-o-s
Proto-Indo-Iranian *grábʰas
Sanskrit ग्रह॑ (gráha)
Sanskrit विग्रह (vigraha)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀳 (viggaha)
Hindi बीघा

    From बीगहा (bīgahā), from Prakrit विग्गह (viggaha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit विग्रह (vigraha).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    बीघा • (bīghā) m (Urdu spelling بیگھہ)

    1. bigha (a measure of land area usually standardized to 5⁄8 acre)

    Declension

    Declension of बीघा (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct बीघा
    bīghā     		बीघे
    bīghe
    oblique बीघे
    bīghe     		बीघों
    bīghõ
    vocative बीघे
    bīghe     		बीघो
    bīgho

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vigraha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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