अग़ल-बग़ल

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of बग़ल (baġal, “vicinity”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.ɣəl.bə.ɣəl/, [ɐ.ɣɐl.bɐ.ɣɐl], /ə.ɡəl.bə.ɡəl/, [ɐ.ɡɐl.bɐ.ɡɐl]

Adverb

अग़ल-बग़ल • (aġal-baġal) (Urdu spelling اغل بغل)

1. around, here and there (in the vicinity or neighbourhood)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अग़ल-बग़ल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press