बाज़ीगर

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بازیگر (bāzīgar). First attested as Old Hindi बाजीगर (bājīgara). By surface analysis, बाज़ी (bāzī) +‎ -गर (-gar). Compare Assamese বাজিকৰ (bazikor), Bengali বাজিগর (bajigor), Gujarati બાજીગર (bājīgar), Kannada ಬಾಜಿಗಾರ (bājigāra), Odia ବାଜିଗର (bājigara), Punjabi ਬਾਜ਼ੀਗਰ (bāzīgar) / بازِی گَر (bāzī gar).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑː.ziː.ɡəɾ/, [bäː.ziː.ɡɐɾ], /bɑː.d͡ʒiː.ɡəɾ/, [bäː.d͡ʒiː.ɡɐɾ]

Noun

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बाज़ीगर (bāzīgarm (feminine बाज़ीगरनी, Urdu spelling بَازِیگََر)

  1. juggler, magician, trickster
    Synonyms: जादूगर (jādūgar), ऐंद्रजालिक (aindrajālik)

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Further reading

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