bangar

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hindi बांगर (bāṅgar).

Noun

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bangar (plural bangars)

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

Alternative forms

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Ilocano

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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bangár

  1. Java olive tree, Sterculia foetida

Derived terms

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  • Bangar (municipality in La Union, Philippines)

Swedish

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Verb

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bangar

  1. present indicative of banga