bigha
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Bengali বিঘা (bigha).
Noun[edit]
bigha (plural bighas)
- (India, Bangladesh) A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre. [from 18th c.]
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 208:
- Colonel Watson had, within a brick wall, at least four hundred begahs of land, which the East India Company had executed a grant of to him to construct docks […] .
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 208:
Translations[edit]
land measure unit
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Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bighâ (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜄ᜔ᜑ)
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