بھنگڑا

Punjabi

Etymology

From بَھن٘گ (bhaṉg, “hemp”) +‎ ـڑا (-ṛā). Compare Hindi भाँगड़ा (bhāṅgṛā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: pàṅgăṛā IPA(key): /pə˨ŋ.ɡə̆ɽäː/
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  • Rhymes: -äː

Noun

بَھن٘گْڑا • (bhaṉgṛā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਭੰਗੜਾ)

  1. bhangra

Declension

Declension of بھنگڑا
singular plural
direct بَھن٘گْڑا (bhaṉgṛā) بَھن٘گْڑے (bhaṉgṛe)
oblique بَھن٘گْڑے (bhaṉgṛe) بَھن٘گْڑیْاں (bhaṉgṛiyāṉ)
vocative بَھن٘گْڑیْا (bhaṉgṛiyā) بَھن٘گْڑیو (bhaṉgṛeyo)
ablative بَھن٘گْڑیوں (bhaṉgṛeyoṉ) بَھن٘گْڑیْاں (bhaṉgṛiyāṉ)
locative – بَھن٘گْڑِیں (bhaṉgṛīṉ)
instrumental بَھن٘گْڑے (bhaṉgṛe) –

Descendants

  • → English: bhangra
  • → Urdu: بھنگڑا (bhaṅgṛā)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “بھنگڑا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • “بھنگڑا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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