बाँकी

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑ̃ː.kiː/, [bä̃ː.kiː]

Adjective

बाँकी • (bā̃kī)

  1. direct/oblique/vocative feminine singular/plural of बाँका (bā̃kā)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बाक़ी (bāqī), from Arabic بَاقٍ (bāqin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bä̃ki]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: बाँकि

Adjective

बाँकी • (bā̃kī)

  1. remaining, leftover
  2. extra

Noun

बाँकी • (bā̃kī)

  1. remainder
  2. excess
  3. balance

Further reading

  • “बाँकी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बाँकी”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बाँकि”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 429
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