বাঙ্গনা

Middle Assamese
বাঙ্গনা

Alternative forms
  • বেঙ্গেনা (beṅgena)

Etymology

From Early Assamese *বাইঙ্গনা (*baiṅgona), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (*vāiṃgaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit ৱাতিঙ্গণ (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wātinganas. Cognate with ancestral Bengali বাগন (bagôn) (modern Bengali বেগুন (begun)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ba.ŋɒ.na/

Noun

বাঙ্গনা (baṅgona)

  1. brinjal, eggplant, aubergine
    • 17th or 16th century, ?, Ghora Nidan
      গৰু ধুয়া বাঙ্গনা
      goru dhua baṅgona
      Brinjal used for washing cattles (The dry brinjal used for pelting at the cattle after washing and bathing them on the Sot bihu day.)

Descendants
  • Assamese: বেঙেনা (beṅena)

Derived terms
  • ভোট বাঙ্গনা (bhüt baṅgona)
  • ভোলা বাঙ্গনা (bhüla baṅgona)
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