বাঙ্গনা

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Middle Assamese

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বাঙ্গনা

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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 (bagon) (modern Bengali বেগুন (begun)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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বাঙ্গনা (baṅgona)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Assamese: বেঙেনা (beṅena)