bangy

English

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Hindi bahaṅgī, Maratha baṅgī; Sanskrit vihaṅgamā and vihaṅgikā”)

Alternative forms

• banghee, banghy, bhangee, bhangy

Noun

bangy (plural bangies)

1. (India) A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load.
   • 1837, Asiatic Society of Bengal, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal‎^[1], page 267:

     The men, to the number of 800, march in single file, and each man occupies a space of six feet, being obliged to carry a bangy containing his provisions, cooking pots, &c. besides his musket, which is tied to the bangy stick.

2. (India, historical) A kind of parcel post originally carried by this means.

Etymology 2

bang +‎ -y

Adjective

bangy (comparative bangier, superlative bangiest)

1. Characterized by banging sounds.
   • 2009 March 3, The New York Times, “Music in Review”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     But her performance of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 in E (whose finale includes Baroque references, like a fugato) at times sounded bangy, although there were lovely moments in the Andante.

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