dighi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali দিঘি (dighi, “pond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪɡi/

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Noun

dighi (plural dighis)

1. (Bangladesh, West Bengal) A large (often manmade) pond.
   • 2016, Elita Karim, “The Shrine by The Dighi”, in The Daily Star‎^[1]:

     Of the large number of dighis and ponds excavated by him the most notable are the Khanjali Dighi (1450) near his tomb and Ghoradighi, measuring 230 by 460 metres (750 by 1,500 ft) to the west of Shatgumbaj Mosque.

   • 2021, Saeid Eslamian with Faezeh Eslamian, Handbook of Water Harvesting and Conservation: Basic Concepts and Fundamentals, Wiley, page 433:

     Dighis are square or circular reservoirs used to store water for personal use. The water is supplied to the dighis by the canal and each dighi has its own sluice gate.

   • 2022, “300-year-old 'dighi' being filled for building market”, in The Financial Express‎^[2]:

     Many people commute to Rajganj Bazar every day through the road on the south side of the dighi.