بیگن

Deccani

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit वङ्गन (vaṅgana), वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wātinganas. Compare Hindustani बैंगन / بَین٘گَن (baiṅgan), Marathi वांगे (vāṅge).

Noun

بَیگَن (baigan) m

1. (Hyderabad) eggplant, aubergine, brinjal
2. (Hyderabad, colloquial) an emotional intensifier

Urdu

Noun

بَیگَن • (baigan) m (Hindi spelling बैगन)

1. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal

Alternative forms

• بینگن (baiṅgan)
• بینجن (baiṅjan)