ঝিঙ্গুর
Bengali
Alternative forms
- ঝিঙুর (jhiṅur)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *झिङ्गुर (*jhiṅgura). Cognate with Bhojpuri झींगुर (jhīṅgur), Hindustani جھینگر / झींगुर (jhīṅgur), and Nepali झिङुर (jhiṅur).
Noun
ঝিঙ্গুর • (jhiṅgur)
- cricket
- Synonym: ঝিঁঝিঁ পোকা (jhĩjhĩ pōka)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhiṅgura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 297