بھنگڑا

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Eastern Punjab):

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• Rhymes: -äː

Noun

بَھن٘گْڑا • (bhaṉgṛā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਭੰਗੜਾ)

1. bhangra

Declension

Declension of بھنگڑا
dir. sg.	بَھن٘گْڑا (bhaṉgṛā)
dir. pl.	بَھن٘گْڑے (bhaṉgṛe)
	singular	plural
direct	بَھن٘گْڑا (bhaṉgṛā)	بَھن٘گْڑے (bhaṉgṛe)
oblique	بَھن٘گْڑے (bhaṉgṛe)	بَھن٘گْڑیاں (bhaṉgṛeyāṉ)
vocative	بَھن٘گْڑیا (bhaṉgṛeyā)	بَھن٘گْڑیو (bhaṉgṛeyo)
ablative	بَھن٘گْڑیوں (bhaṉgṛeyoṉ)	—
locative	بَھن٘گْڑے (bhaṉgṛe)	—
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, 2024