bangar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बांगर (bāṅgar).

Noun

bangar (plural bangars)

  1. (India) A less fertile alluvial soil located above flood level.
    Coordinate term: khadir

Alternative forms

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋ(ə)qəʀ (“rotten smell; stench”) (cf. Cebuano bang-og (“smell of feces or flatulence”), Malay bangar (“putrid”)), from Proto-Austronesian *baŋ(ə)qəʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈŋaɾ/ [bɐˈŋaɾ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ngar

Noun

bangár

  1. Java olive tree (Sterculia foetida)

Derived terms

  • Bangar (“municipality in La Union, Philippines”)

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Verb

bangar

  1. present indicative of banga
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