bangar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hindi बांगर (bāṅgar).

Noun[edit]

bangar (plural bangars)

  1. (India) A less fertile alluvial soil located above flood level.
    Coordinate term: khadir

Alternative forms[edit]

Ilocano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

bangár

  1. Java olive tree, Sterculia foetida

Derived terms[edit]

  • Bangar (municipality in La Union, Philippines)

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

bangar

  1. present indicative of banga